Society & Culture

In Africa, face painting has a rich history that dates back to ancient civilizations and continues to be an important part of modern African culture.

Sankore Madrasah, also known as the University of Sankore, was an ancient center of learning located in Timbuktu, Mali.

The Ka'el festival, in Ethiopia, is a plump festival where Ethiopian men from the me'en ethnic group compete to be the fattest in the village

The tignon law was a 1786 law in Louisiana that forbade black women from going outdoors without wrapping their natural hair with a Tignon headscarf.

In the beginning, Mulungu the creator is said to have formed a man and a woman in heaven before placing them on a rock in on earth, where it is said that their footprints, as well as the footprints of their animals, can still be seen today.

Dambe is a type of martial art that is associated with the Hausa people that mainly inhabit the north of Nigeria

Burkina Faso’s International Festival of Masks and the Arts is the biggest festival of its kind dedicated to celebrating the culture of the traditional African mask.

According to the GHI, Somalia is the hungriest country in Africa, a position it shares with Burundi and South Sudan.

The Golden Stool of the Asante people of Ghana is the royal and divine throne of kings of the Ashanti people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante.

Fashioned in Ghana in the 1700's, the Akan Drum is one of the oldest surviving African object in the British Museum.