Caretakers of a disputed land

The Turkana have long lived as nomadic herders in East Africa's Ilemi Triangle. But drought has forced them to seek new trades and confront old rivalries.

Turkana
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola))

In East Africa, in a nook at the northern tip of Kenya between South Sudan and Uganda, there lies a disputed region called the Ilemi Triangle. South Sudan and Kenya both claim it, but so do the people who have always called this land home. They include the Turkana, a small, traditionally nomadic group of herders.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.