UNC Professor & Video Journalist Jim Kitchen Explains the Origin of the Ngorongoro Crater

For centuries, Madagascar existed without interaction with the outside world. Many of the plant and animal species on the island are not found anywhere else on the planet. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the lemurs aren’t against using Jim Kitchen as their own personal climbing toy.

Uganda is the source of the Nile River, one of the most powerful rivers in the world. It’s from here that the Nile flows north through Africa towards the Mediterranean Sea. Jim Kitchen explains the importance of the riverways to the local people of Uganda.

Standing face to face with a dangerous Nile crocodile is not where most people would choose to be. But UNC professor Jim Kitchen knows that Juliet the crocodile is just a big softy (even though she has scales). Follow Jim Kitchen on social media: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimKitchen • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.kitchen.33 • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim.kitchen/

In his quest to travel to all 193 UN-recognized countries around the world, Jim Kitchen travels to South Sudan. Recognized as one of the poorest countries in the world, it is estimated that more than 6 million people in South Sudan are in urgent need of food aid. Follow Jim Kitchen on social media: • […]

Pyramids in South Sudan? UNC professor Jim Kitchen explains the history of these massive structures in South Sudan, as well as the reason they were looted by foreigners. Follow Jim Kitchen on social media: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimKitchen • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.kitchen.33 • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim.kitchen/

Sometimes referred to as the “North Korea of Africa,” the government of Eritrea recently ended a 30 year war with Ethiopia. UNC professor Jim Kitchen traveled to the “tank graveyard” to learn more about the consequences of war and the destruction it leaves behind. Follow Jim Kitchen on social media: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimKitchen • Facebook: […]

For members of the Hamar Tribe in Ethiopia, the bull jumping ceremony is an important rite of passage into becoming a man. The women featured in this video are related by blood to the boys that will be jumping over the bulls.

After spending the night at the Sheraton Hotel, a fantastic 5 star hotel in the capital of Addis, I left the following morning for southern Ethiopia with my guide Fitsum, the owner of Omo Valley Tours.  After a quick one hour flight, we were on our way through the Omo Valley, a 3 hour drive […]

For the boys in the Hamar Tribe in Ethiopia, the bull jumping ceremony is an important rite of passage in becoming a man. Jim Kitchen explains this important cultural event, which signifies the boy passing into manhood.

This is one of those countries that I was apprehensive about visiting last year, particularly after four Rangers were killed here. However, felt completely safe here and it’s evident that the capital of Niamey (pronounced Nee – Am – Ay)  is secure. In Chad and CAR soldiers roam the streets. Not so in Niger.  […]