SAN DIEGO -- In their songs, the Maasai tribesmen of East Africa have long celebrated the killing of lions as a test of their manhood. But now the Maasai that live in the Mbirikani Group Ranch in ...

For Kenya’s Massai warriors, ritual is key. An adolescent rite of passage used to be pretty standard: Spend three months in the forest, learn how to herd cows, kill a predator. “Some years back, for ...

Already there is lore about the Maasai dance troupe, and three days still remain before the performers wrap up their 35-day Washington area tour. There was the Takoma Park woman who decided, after ...

If a project backed by the United Nations (UN) takes off, the Maasai will join other indigenous communities that have recorded and copyrighted their native music and oral histories. The United Nations ...

It was song and dance as the much-anticipated Maa Cultural Festival commenced at Sekenani, Narok County on Monday. The four-day festival will bring together 12,000 members from 18 Maa-speaking ...

Bethesda-based hospitality giant Marriott International Inc. Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement with Baraka Lodges LTD to enter the safari segment in Africa. JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge ...

Marriott International will soon enter the safari industry in Africa. The hotel brand announced that it is opening a JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge in Kenya. The luxury safari retreat will be located ...

A rendering of a Junior Suite Tent Bedroom at the JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge. Photo Credit: Marriott International Marriott International is jumping into the luxury safari segment, partnering with ...