Tanzania’s Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land – the tactics the government uses

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Tanzania’s Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land – the tactics the government uses

Tanzania has a long and troubling history of evicting communities from their lands. This has happened under the guise of expanding protected conservation areas, which make up over 40% of its territory. In recent years, the Maasai of the Ngorongoro district – a region renowned for abundant wildlife and the iconic Ngorongoro Crater – have been the target of these evictions. They’ve faced threats to their nomadic lifestyle, centred on cattle herdin…

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Tactics the Government is Using to Force Tanzania’s Maasai Off Their Ancestral Land

Tanzania has a long and troubling history of evicting communities from their lands. This has happened under the guise of expanding protected conservation areas, which make up over 40% of its territory. In recent years, the Maasai of the Ngorongoro district – a region renowned for abundant wildlife and the iconic Ngorongoro Crater – have been the target of these evictions. They’ve faced threats to their nomadic lifestyle, centred on cattle herdin…

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Tanzania's Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land - the tactics the government uses

Tanzania has a long and troubling history of evicting communities from their lands. This has happened under the guise of expanding protected conservation areas, which make up over 40% of its territory. In recent years, the Maasai of the Ngorongoro district