Culture & Literature
Articles and readings on African culture and literature.
Welayta, People of southern Ethiopia
The Welayta people (Wolayta or Wolaitta) are one of the most prominent and ancient ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia, possessing...
Read moreDetailsHide / Tur, People of Nigeria and Cameroon
The Mandara Mountains, straddling the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon, are one of the most ethnically and anthropologically diverse...
Read moreDetailsThe Kgalagadi of Botswana
The Kgalagadi people (or Bakgalagadi) are among the oldest Bantu-speaking ethnic groups, inhabiting the Kalahari Basin in what is now...
Read moreDetailsHerero, People of Southern Africa
The Herero people are one of the most prominent ethnic groups in Southern Africa, with their main population concentrated in...
Read moreDetailsKafficho People of Ethiopia
The Kafficho people (also known as the Kaffa people) are one of the oldest ethnic groups in southwestern Ethiopia, and...
Read moreDetailsThe Gbaya people of Central Africa
The Gbaya people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Central Africa, with their demographic and geographic presence concentrated...
Read moreDetailsAnnobonese: People of the Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea
The inhabitants of Annobón Island, one of the remote islands of Equatorial Guinea, are known as the Annobonese people, or...
Read moreDetailsThe Tutsi people of the African Great Lakes
The Tutsi are one of the major ethnic groups in the African Great Lakes region, concentrated primarily in Rwanda and...
Read moreDetailsMarka, people of Mali and Burkina Faso
The Marka (or Marka Dafing, Meka, or Maraka) are an ethnic group that primarily concentrated in Mali and Burkina Faso....
Read moreDetailsThe Binga people of Central Africa
The Binga people (also known as Babinga, Mbenga, and Bambenga) are spread across a vast area encompassing Cameroon, the Central...
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