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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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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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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