Another Take: In Tanzania, the Maasai may lose their land – again

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on July 11, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

In the shadow of Serengeti National Park, some 70,000 people may soon lose the land that is their home. They’re Maasai, an indigenous semi-nomadic people living alongside safari tours and game hunters. The Tanzanian government says an area where they live, Loliondo, is overpopulated and that it is threatening a precious ecosystem famed for its wild animals. It looks like a classic case of human vs animal – but the animals are also attractive to trophy hunters, and for the Maasai, the story goes much deeper.

In this episode:

• Joseph Oleshangay (@Oleshangay), Human Rights Lawyer
• Anuradha Mittal (@Mittaloak), Executive Director, Oakland Institute 
• Parselelo Kantai, Journalist and Writer

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Tamara Khandaker. The original production team was Alexandra Locke, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, Ruby Zaman, Ney Alvarez, and our host Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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