The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in Kenya. They are known for their traditionalist lifestyle, which includes religious beliefs, rituals, and tribal clothing.
The Karo tribe living along the borders of the Lower Omo River incorporate rich, cultural symbolism into their rituals by using ornate body art, intricate headdresses, and body scarification to express beauty and significance within their community. This lively...
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission and UN's World Health Organization (WHO).
Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles...
Bisha'h is a ritual practiced by Bedouin tribe of Ayaidah, in north-eastern Egypt for the purpose of lie detection. The ritual involves heating a metal spoon, or rod and making suspects in a crime lick it in the presence of tribal representatives
The First Miss Black America pageant was created and produced on this day in 1968 as a means of protesting the lack of black women in the Miss America pageant.
The Miss Black America pageant was established in 1968 by...
After 225 years, a former slave market in Georgia will be removed.
Officials in a small city in rural Georgia have voted to remove a rare, 18th-century Market House where slaves were once sold.
The open-air structure dating back to the...
Maasai tribe jumping : The Maasai are known for their distinctive customs and dress. They are one of the very few tribes who have retained most of their lifestyle, traditions and customs.
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has said the offer for reparations made by Germany for mass killings in its then colony was "not acceptable".
German troops killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people between 1904 to 1908 in response...
South Africa has been ranked as the world's most miserable economy after Venezuela and Argentina.
Bloomberg's Misery Index, which ranks major economies by inflation and unemployment expectations, has ranked South Africa as the third most miserable economy in the world.
Venezuela,...
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