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11/01/2024

The Bemba people are also known as the Babemba or Awemba people. They are an ancient people whose culture has slowly evolved with the changes in modern society. While the Bemba are traditionally an agricultural society centered in small villages, members of the Bemba people can be found all around the country of Zambia as tribe members have migrated to mines and cities for work.

31/12/2023

As the European calendar that was fed down our throats is about to come to an end, which African country did you get to visit this year?

24/12/2023

Chewa, bantu-speaking people living in the extreme eastern zone of Zambia, northwestern Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique. They share many cultural features with their Bemba kinsmen to the west. Their language, Chewa, is also called Chichewa, Nyanja or Chinyanja and is important in Malawi.

24/11/2023

Lozi people or Barotse, are a southern African Bantu speaking ethnic group who speak Lozi or Silozi a Sotho-Tswana language. The Lozi people consist of more than 46 different ethnic groups and are primarily situated in western Zambia, inhabiting the region of Barotseland.

08/11/2023

What does a snake represent in your culture❓

18/10/2023

Tharaka people live on the Eastern slopes of Mt. Kenya. The community occupies two districts namely Tharaka South and North. They are about 140,000 people, living in Tharaka region and about 10% of them live in towns while the rest live in the villages where the life is considered better. Tharaka people belong to Ameru ethnic group and speak a Bantu language called Kitharaka, a sub dialect of Meru.

18/10/2023

The Tsonga tribe have been living in Mozambique for centuries and when the Portuguese first made land fall on what would become Mozambique their settlements stretched from the Lebombo Mountains to the Coast. In the 17th and 18th century their land was conquered by Nguni tribes who were fleeing the violent campaigns of Shaka Zulu in KwaZulu-Natal.

02/10/2023

The Shangaan tribe is the main group that settled in Mozambique. They enslaved the Tsonga and many of them fled into the northern regions of Mozambique, parts of Zimbabwe and in Limpopo Province in South Africa. Those who stayed fell under the control of the new Shangaan Gaza Kingdom. The kingdom stretched between the Zambezi River and Delgoa Bay.

08/07/2023

The Swazi people, part of the Nguni tribe, originated from east-central Africa in the late 15th century. While modernisation has happened over the years, tradition is still highly revered by the Swazis and their leader, King Mswati III of Swaziland, is one of Africa's few remaining absolute monarchs.

30/06/2023

Himba women in Namibia 🇳🇦

22/06/2023

The Ka'el Festival in Ethiopia is a plump festival where Ethiopian men from the me'en ethnic group compete to be the fattest in the village.

14/06/2023

Zulu people refer to themselves as 'the people of the heavens' and they are the largest ethnic group of South Africa, with an estimated 10 million Zulu residents in KwaZulu-Natal. isiZulu is the language of the Zulu people and about 10 million residents are fluent in the language. In the 19th century they merged into a great kingdom under the leadership of Shaka.

08/06/2023

The Ashanti, they are a major ethnic group of the Akans (Ashanti and Fanti) in central Ghana, they are famously known for their religion which is a mixture of spiritual and supernatural powers. They believe that plants, animals, and trees have souls. They also believe in fairies, witches, and forest monsters. There are a variety of religious beliefs involving ancestors, higher gods, or abosom, and 'Nyame', the Supreme Being of Ashanti. The Ashanti also practice many ceremonies for marriage, death, puberty, and birth.

25/05/2023

Happy Africa Day 🌍

What exactly do you like and dislike about Africa, let's talk.

21/05/2023

The Xhosa people are the second largest cultural group in South Africa, after the Zulu-speaking nation. The Xhosa language (Isixhosa), of which there are variations, is part of the Nguni language group. Xhosa is one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was determined that just over 7 million South Africans speak Xhosa as a home language.

15/05/2023

Igqirha, as it is known amongst Xhosa people, also known as a traditional healer or seer 🌖

10/05/2023

The Basotho, also known as Sotho speakers, are said to have originated from the north of Southern Africa. The Basotho made their way down as various tribes settled in different parts of the country. Some groups settled in the west, while others settled in the east and further south. Today these diverse groups are respectively known as the Batswana, BaPedi and Basotho tribes.

01/05/2023

The Ndebele Warriors also known as Amasokane 🤺

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