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Among ethnic groups in Africa proverbs are seen as wisdom handed down from generations and even in their most subtle form there is wisdom immensely valuable to learn and guide us. What do our ancestral scholars, whom we consider the wisest and most spiritually advanced, have to say to us today? One of those vehicles … Read more
Mythology is erudite for ebullient discussions, sparks critical thinking, stirs the imagination, and imbues us. Great mythologies” because of their rich characters, engaging narratives, enduring motifs, and timeless themes all seem to give us clues to the experience of life. “Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life,” explains scholar Joseph Campbell … Read more
We are delving into African mythology and understanding how myths have shaped African society. African mythology is a captivating and complex subject, with a rich history and a wealth of traditional stories and legends. Mythology is an erudite for ebullient discussions, sparks critical thinking, stirs the imagination, and imbues us. “Myths are clues to the spiritual … Read more
The Luba people, also called the Baluba people, are an ethno-linguistic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Luba people have three primary sub-groups: the Luba-Shankaji (located primarily in the Katanga province), the Luba-Bambo (located primarily in the Kasai province), and the Luba-Hemba (located primarily in the Katanga province and Kivu region). The … Read more
The Dinka are one of the largest ethnic groups living in South Sudan and they are also known by the name Jieng. In African languages, linguists classify Dinka as a major language in the Nilotic category. They are part of a group of cultures known as the Nilotic peoples. The name Dinka – applied to … Read more
A highlight for many safari travelers in East Africa is visiting and meeting with the Maasai people. The Maasai are a semi-nomadic, pastoral indigenous tribe whose ancestral territory stretches across southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, and they live by herding cattle and goats. Kenya recognizes over fifty tribes of native people. The Maasai were the … Read more
In this series we are embarking on a pioneering corpus aim to highlight the rich history of some of the varied African tribes or people groups, their impact on African and world history, legacies and stories that matter. Studies have shown that the African continent contains the highest genetic diversity of any place in the … Read more
The Ashanti (or Asante) are the dominant ethnic group of a powerful 19th-century empire and today one of Ghana’s leading ethnic groups, with more than two million members concentrated in south-central Ghana. The Ashanti Empire was a pre-colonial West African state that emerged in the 17th century in what is now Ghana. The Ashanti are … Read more
The Mandé people are a unique ethnolinguistic group originating from West Africa. The term “Mande” covers a linguistically and historically related group of peoples sharing an extremely rich and vibrant historical background, the high point of which was the Mali Empire that flourished from the mid-13th to the early 15th century. Various Mande languages form a branch of … Read more
Within the loop of the Niger River in Mali, between the town of Mopti and the Burkina Faso border, there is a place where steep cliffs at the edge of an arid plateau dominate a sandy plain. Over 500 meters high in places, the escarpment is fissured with deep ravines, where rain caught in the … Read more
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