The Datoga tribe, also known as the Mang’ati in Swahili, is an agro-pastoral semi-nomadic and Nilotic-speaking ethnic group living in north-central Tanzania. They consider themselves the oldest tribe in Tanzania. The Datoga people are a proud people with a reputation as the first and foremost fierce warriors, known for their stealthy ability to eliminate their […]
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The Dimba tribe of Angola is a livestock society that mainly inhabits the savannah on the outskirts of the town of Cahama. Also, they practice hunting and subsistence agriculture. Currently, they usually cultivate the lands of the Himba and liven up their festivals with songs, being their successors in terms of social rank in the […]
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Nov
The Baka people (Aka is the term used to designate themselves) are a seminomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Central African rainforests. The Baka have a deep relationship with their environment. For the Baka people, the forest is living and communicates with them. The foundation of the Baka is to live in harmony with nature. Location […]
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Oct
The Cubal tribe of Angola are a semi-nomadic group, whose economy is based on livestock, and also on agriculture since the 90s. Their territory is quite wide, although it is mainly located in the Namib Desert, surrounded by the Serra da Chela mountains and the Cunene River. They were the last people to succumb to […]
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Oct
Oct
The Ije tribe of Benin, also known as Ohori or Holi, are a subgroup of the Yoruba people. This ethnic group live in the South-eastern Benin, in the surroundings of Onigboló, in between Pobe and Ketou. The Ije people are numbering 110,000 and their primary language is Ede Ije. Often, the Ohori people, together with […]
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Oct
Oct
The Igbo people are an ethnic group native to the central and southeastern Nigeria. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Location of the Igbo people in the territory of Nigeria Igbo economy Subsistence farming of […]
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About 18,000 members make up the unknown Dowayo or Namchis people of Cameroon, who live around the city of Poli in the northern region of the country. The English anthropologist Nigel Barley put them on the map by describing their rites and customs in the novel ‘Innocent Anthropologist’ (1983). Economy and social organization of the […]
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With a population of over 30 million, the Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in all of Africa. Primarily, the Hausa people are found in the Sahel northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. They are governed by Muslim emirs and their economy is based on agriculture, livestock and trade. The majority of the Hausa […]
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The Gerewol Festival has brought great worldwide fame to the Mbororo tribe, a subgroup of the Fulani. This ethnic group can be found throughout the Sahel, mainly in Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic. The nomadic communities are herders and practice transhumance, following the rhythm of the seasons in search of water and […]
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The Anyi ethnographic group (a subgroup of the Akan nation) stretches from Yamoussoukro east to the border with Ghana, with more than 1.2 million members. This tribe of the Ivory Coast use the word ‘Komian’ to refer to trance, that is to say a spiritual possession. This term can also be applied to people and […]
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