Life in the Ilemi Triangle

Life in the Ilemi Triangle

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In the heart of the Ilemi Triangle, a disputed region in East Africa, live the Turkana, a tribe of traditionally nomadic pastoralists.

The dispute over the land, which is claimed by South Sudan and Kenya and also borders Ethiopia, resulted from the unclear wording of a century-old treaty seeking to grant the nomads free movement.

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A Turkana woman and a child sit by a hut.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Turkana woman and a child sit by a hut.

Children play.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Children play.

A woman cradles her child.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A woman cradles her child.

A Turkana woman wears an elaborate beaded necklace.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Turkana woman wears an elaborate beaded necklace.

An elderly woman stands among huts.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

An elderly woman stands among huts.

A women poses for a photograph.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A women poses for a photograph.

A Turkana boy stands inside a hut.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Turkana boy stands inside a hut.

A man shows his traditional bracelet, which can be used for self defence and to cut meat.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A man shows his traditional bracelet, which can be used for self defence and to cut meat.

A Turkana boy herds cows as he carries a rifle.
. KIBISH, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Turkana boy herds cows as he carries a rifle.

A Turkana woman carries a load on her head.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Turkana woman carries a load on her head.

A sick child sleeps inside a basket on a donkey.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A sick child sleeps inside a basket on a donkey.

A sick man lies inside his hut.
. NAPAK, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A sick man lies inside his hut.