Creation Story
Society & Culture
“And The First Human Was Named Baatsi” — The Creation Story of The Efe Pygmies of DR Congo
The efe pygmies of DR Congo believe that a god named Arebate created the world and is the supreme being. He is identified with the forest, since everything is dependent on it.
Society & Culture
The Creation Story of the Maasai People of East Africa
The Maasai are an indigenous ethnic group in Africa of semi-nomadic people settled in Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Maasai are among the best known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the...
Religion
“The Time When Everything Divided”; The Creation Story of The Kaluli Tribe
All cultures and religions have their creation stories. One creation story is of the Kaluli people who believe everything in the world was created to solve the problems of cold and hunger.
The Kaluli are a clan of indigenous people...
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TIME 100: Tony Elumelu, Three Other Nigerians Makes Time’s list of 100 Most Influential People Of 2020
Tony Elumelu, is among four Nigerians named by the Time Magazine International in their 2020 list of 100 most...
People & Politics
Zambia’s Namwali Serpell Wins UK’s Top Prize For Science Fiction
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Zambia's Namwali Serpell has won the UK’s top prize for science fiction, the Arthur C Clarke award, for her first novel "The Old Drift".
The...
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.
Society & Culture
Matriarchal Communities in Africa: African Communities Where Women Reign Supreme
From the Umoja community in Northern Kenya to the small rural community of Arnado Debbo in Niger state, Nigeria. These here are three African communities with long-standing traditions where to be a woman is superior.
Society & Culture
African Tribe: The Dinka People Of South Sudan
The Dinka are a pastoral-agricultural people that make up the largest ethnic group in South Sudan. They vary their lifestyle by season – in the rainy season they live in permanent savannah settlements and raise grain crops like millet,
