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Hadza: The Tanzanian Tribe That Survive Purely From Hunting and Gathering — In Pictures
The Hadza are an an indigenous ethnic group located near Lake Eyasi in the Rift Valley. They are descendants of Tanzania’s aboriginal hunter-gatherers and have occupied their land unchanged for thousands of years.
The Hadza are one of the last...
History
Jesus of Lübeck: How Africans Were Lured into England’s First Slave Ship
John Hawkins urged the Africans to enter his ship “Jesus of Lubeck,” also known as “The Good Ship Jesus.” for salvation, those who entered soon found they were barred from disembarking.
Jesus of Lübeck was a sailing vessel built...
People & Politics
13 Quotes to Remember Chinua Achebe on his 90th Posthumous Birthday
Nigeria’s foremost literary icon, Chinua Achebe would have been 90 today if he were alive.
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart, is the most widely read book in modern African...
Society & Culture
The Bright Faces of the Huli Wigmen of Papua New Guinea
Red and Yellow clay (locally known as ambua) is considered sacred in Huli culture, and is commonly used as body decoration. The upper part of their face is painted red, and the lower part ochre. This simple painting is...
Travel
Kenya Named Africa’s Leading Tourist Destination in 2020
Kenya has been named Africa’s leading tourist destination in 2020 by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA)
Religion
Nana Buluku, the West African Goddess Who Created the Universe
Nana Buluku, also known as Nana Buruku is the female supreme being in the West African traditional religion of the Fon people (Benin, Dahomey) and the Ewe people (Togo). She is easily the most influential deity in West African theology, one shared by many ethnic groups other than the Fon and ewe people.
Society & Culture
The Intriguing World of Senegalese Laamb Wrestling
Senegalese Laamb wrestling is a type of wrestling traditionally performed by the Serer people and now a national sport in Senegal.
Society & Culture
First He Created a Tremendous Tree — The Creation Story of the San People of Southern Africa
First Kaang created a wondrous tree, with branches stretching over the entire country. At the base of the tree he dug a hole that reached all the way down into the world where the people and animals lived.
Society & Culture
African Tribe: The Daasanach People of Eastern Africa
The Daasanach are a semi-nomadic tribe numbering approximately 50,000 whose clans stretch across Sudan, Kenya and Southern Ethiopia.
The Daasanach are a primarily agropastoral people; they grow sorghum, maize, pumpkins and beans when the Omo river and its delta floods....
Society & Culture
African Tribe: The Artistic Ndebeles of Southern Africa
The Ndebeles are an African ethnic group living in South Africa and Zimbabwe known for their artistic talent, especially with regard to their painted houses and colorful beadwork. Not much is known about these people except that they originated from the larger Nguni tribes who make up almost two thirds of the black population in South Africa.
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Ota Benga: The Tragic Story of the African Man Who Was Exhibited in a New York Zoo in 1906
Ota Benga was a Congolese member of the Mbuti pygmy tribe whose tragic story got international attention when he...