Boran

Boran was one of two competing tribes in Survivor: Africa. Their tribe color is gold.

Original
The following castaways were the original members of the Boran tribe, from Days 1-12:


 * Kelly Goldsmith, a researcher from Santa Fe, California
 * Diane Ogden, a postal mail carrier from Lincoln, Nebraska
 * Jessie Camacho, a sheriff from Orlando, Florida


 * Kim Johnson, a retired teacher from Oyster Bay, New York
 * Tom Buchanan, a rancher from Rich Valley, Virginia
 * Clarence Black, a basketball coach from Detroit, Michigan
 * Ethan Zohn, a soccer player from Lexington, Massachussetts
 * Lex van den Berghe, a former IT expert/musician from Sta. Cruz, California

Post-Tribe Swap
The following castaways became the second Boran tribe, existed from Days 13-20:
 * Ethan Zohn
 * Kim Johnson
 * Clarence Black
 * Silas Gaither
 * Teresa Cooper
 * Frank Garrison

Day 1-12
At the beginning of the game, most members of Boran started to become weak and dehydrated, notably Jessie and Diane, who became frequently nauseous during the first three days. Their weakness doubled over at the first Immunity Challenge, where they lost to the rival Samburu tribe. After the challenge, Diane fainted due to exhaustion. Back at camp, while the rest of the tribe were away gathering water, Clarence and Diane shared a whole can of beans without the others' consent. When the other six returned, they vented their disappointments to Clarence making a mistake in judgment. This statement would then bury a deeper hole for Clarence in the future. Despite this, Clarence's strength weighed more than trust, and the weaker Diane was eliminated in a 6-2 vote. Also dehydrated and weak, Jessie soon followed after Boran lost another Immunity Challenge.

With two members down, morale in Boran was in an all-time low. Adding insult to injury, right after Tribal Council, a pride of lions were outside their Boma fence (acacia thorn branches, the camp's only protection from predators). Despite their early three-challenge losing streak, Boran rebounded and won their first challenge, an important reward of a 100 gallon potable water dispenser good enough until the merge. Empowered and rejuvenated by winning the water tank, Boran then won the Day 8 Immunity Challenge, sending Samburu to their first Tribal Council the next day.

The animals continue to plague and scare Boran. In Day 11, a cape buffalo blocked the tribe's path to their water hole (their original water source that was now reduced to an area for cleaning clothes). With grunting and whistling became ineffective to scare the buffalo away, the tribe went into another direction. Their cohesiveness, however reflected into the next Immunity Challenge, where they became victorious once more, thus sending back Samburu to Tribal Council. After Samburu's second trek to Tribal, the game is now even for the two teams with six members each.

Days 13-20
In Day 13, both tribes received a vague Tree Mail telling them to select three members of their tribe onto "a quest." Boran chose Kelly, Lex and Big Tom. Much to their shock, the three representatives from Samburu (Silas, Frank and Teresa), now wearing similar gold buffs came in to their camp, signaling a tribe switch. The new members were welcomed with open arms, but Ethan, Kim J. and Clarence still have reservations, notably Ethan who vented in a confessional that he became sad when his closest allies Tom and Lex will now be competing against him.

Holding a grudge against the younger Samburu alliance for not treating them nicely and eliminating their allies Carl Bilancione and Linda Spencer, Teresa and Frank (the only remaining members of the older Samburu alliance) promised their loyalty to Boran. Teresa approached Kim J. that if Boran loses at the next Immunity Challenge, they would vote out Silas, the ringleader of the younger Samburu pact. Teresa also informed Kim J. about Lindsey's past votes. Kim J. then talked to Ethan about purposefully losing the next Immunity Challenge seriously, stating that it will be a win-win situation. With Silas only taking the challenge seriously, Samburu won, sending Boran back to Tribal Council.

Back at camp, Silas approached Ethan and asked him to vote Clarence out. Knowing that it might not work, Silas then fabricated a story that Frank was the most untrustworthy person in the old Samburu. Kim J. then started to interrogate Silas about his connection with Teresa, Frank and his former Samburu tribemates. Sensing Silas' insincerity, the original Borans ultimately sided with Teresa and Frank. They turned on Silas because of his questionable trustworthiness, and he was next to go in a 5-1 vote. With the presumed cancer of the tribe gone, the Boran tribe won the next Immunity Challenge.

In Day 20, the two competing tribes were merged into the Moto Maji tribe, and the Samburu moved to Boran's old camp for the rest of the game.

Trivia

 * First tribe to visit Tribal Council after a tribe swtch.