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From a perch in the Matthews Range, members of the Samburu, a tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists, look down at the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, which they're working to protect from elephant poachers.

Field Notes: Looking Out Over Matthews Range in Kenya

Matthews Range, Kenya: From a perch in the Matthews Range, members of the Samburu, a tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists, look down at the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, which they're working to protect from elephant poachers.

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Permanent Displacement: Inside Kakuma, Kenya’s 25-Year-Old Refugee Camp

A solemn reminder of the permanence of humanity’s displaced masses. By Jacob Kushner Kakuma. (Photo: Mr.matija.kovac/Wikimedia Commons) The…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

An East African Border Town Struggles With Growing Pains

The dusty border town of Namanga, between Tanzania and Kenya, was once the territory of Maasai pastoralists and…

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

Lucy Goes East

The discovery of bones in the Kenyan highlands suggest early human relatives were even more adaptable than anthropologists thought.

Nathan Collins

Environment

Has Development Turned Nairobi National Park Into a Glorified Zoo?

As fences spring up on all sides, a great wildlife reserve morphs into something much less great.

Brian Palmer

Social Justice

White Supremacy and Taylor Swift’s ‘Wildest Dreams’ Video

How the pop icon has embraced Hollywood's long, rich tradition of nostalgia for black subjugation.

Aaron Bady

News in Brief

To Be Gay and African Should Not Be a Crime

Time for African leaders to heed President Obama’s urgent call on gay rights.

George Reginald Freeman

Social Justice

How Children From Different Societies Divvy Up Rewards

"A for effort" may be a strictly Western notion.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The World Traveler Whose First Love Is Geographic Data—and Its Ability to Inform

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Non-Profit Founder Who Advocates Surrounding Yourself With Smarter People

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews