The three new volumes in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) General History of Africa series mark a deliberate shift toward an Afrocentric reading of the ...

Using the word “tribe” to describe societies in Africa can oversimplify the continent’s immense cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity because African communities are shaped by complex social ...

There are over 3,000 tribes in Africa, all with diverse cultures and histories. And each of them deserves to be recognised and appreciated. Three hundred and seventy thousand members of the Karamojong ...

Nigeria tops the list as Africa’s most culturally diverse nation, with more than 370 tribes. The Hausa-Fulani dominate the north, the Yoruba are prominent in the southwest, and the Igbo hold sway in ...

Savannah native Janiqwa Nganga was recently initiated as Chief and Queen of the African Diaspora for the Bateke Tribe of the Congo. Nganga sees her new role as a bridge connecting the African diaspora ...