Culture & Literature
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Nyangatom 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...
Read moreDetailsThe Zombo (Bambata) of Angola and Congo
The Zombo, or Bazombo (plural), are one of the major subgroups of the Bakongo ethnic group. Their population is concentrated...
Read moreDetailsThe Ha (Waha/Abaha) of Northwestern Tanzania
The Ha people, also called Waha in Swahili or Abaha, are one of the largest ethnic groups in the United...
Read moreDetailsThe Jakhanke of the Senegambia
The Jakhanke are distributed today across several major countries, maintaining strong kinship ties. In Senegal, they are concentrated in the...
Read moreDetailsThe Sundi (Basundi) of Central Africa
Among other challenges is urbanisation, as the migration of young people to cities weakens the matrilineal kinship system and erodes...
Read moreDetailsThe Tonga of Malawi
The Tonga people of Malawi, often referred to as "Lakeside Tonga" to distinguish them from groups of the same name...
Read moreDetailsThur (Ethur), people of northeastern Uganda
The Thur people, also known as the Ethur / Jo' Abwor, are an ethnic group inhabiting northeastern Uganda, specifically the...
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