Culture & Literature
Articles and readings on African culture and literature.
Mbete/Mbede people of Gabon and Republic of Congo
The economic pattern of the Mbete people is influenced by their geographical environment, a tropical rainforest interspersed with hills and...
Read moreDetailsThe Zarma people of West Africa
The Zarma (or Djerma) people are one of the most prominent settled ethnic groups in West Africa, specifically in the...
Read moreDetailsThe Moba people of north-eastern Ghana and north-western Togo
The Moba people (also known as the Bimoba in Ghana) are an ethnic and cultural group settled in the geographical...
Read moreDetailsKaonde/Kahonde people of Zambia
The KiiKaonde language is a key instrument for preserving the group's intellectual heritage. Lacking systematic writing in earlier times, the...
Read moreDetailsThe Galoa/Galwa people of Gabon
The Galoa (or Ngaloi/Galwa) people are a prominent sub-ethnic group within the Myèné community, inhabiting the Republic of Gabon in...
Read moreDetailsZezuru people of Zimbabwe
The Zezuru are one of the main ethnic and linguistic groups comprising the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Their geographical presence...
Read moreDetailsNyangatom people of Ethiopia and South Sudan
The Nyangatom are a semi-nomadic pastoral ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa, specifically the strategic border region between southwestern...
Read moreDetailsDassanech people of Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan
The Dassanech stand out as one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the border region shared by Ethiopia, Kenya, and South...
Read moreDetailsTenda people of Senegal, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau
The Tenda people represent a distinct cultural and linguistic group inhabiting the border region shared by Senegal, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau,...
Read moreDetailsBatwa of the Great Lakes Region
The Batwa people, sometimes referred to as the Twa, Abatwa or Ge-Sera, are one of the oldest settled human groups...
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