EXAMPLES OF THE AFRICAN CULTURE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram African Traditions African Traditions are expressed through music, art, dance and sculpture… African Tradition is expressed through many different art forms, such as music, dance, art, sculpture and beadwork. These traditions are deeply ingrained into the whole African culture. Many African languages are “tone languages,” meaning …
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram THE NARA OF ERITREA An ethnic group called the Nara lives in southwest Eritrea. The four subtribes of the civilization are all traditionally animist. Most of them are subsistence farmers. Overview The original Nilo-Saharan settlers in Eritrea, who arrived from the Upper Nile region and intermarried with the local Pygmy people, …
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram THE DIR COMMUNITY OF DJIBOUTI One of the biggest and most well-known Somali clans in the Horn of Africa is called the Dir (Somali: Dir). They are also said to be the first Somalis to have lived in the area. Northeastern Kenya, Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, Ethiopia (Somali, Harar, Dire Dawa, Oromia, …
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram THE SAKALAVA TRIBE OF MADAGASCAR The Sakalava people are a semi-nomadic ethnic group occupying Madagascar’s western coastline and who once had an empire ruling over almost half the island. The Sakalava people were the first to form an empire in Madagascar in the late 16th century. By the mid-17th century, trading …
THE AFRO – ARABS OF COMOROS Introduction / History The Comoro Islands have been given the unfortunate nickname of the “coup, coup islands.” The name comes from the many military coups that the island nation has experienced since its independence from France in 1975. One of the four major islands of the Comoros, Mayotte, voted …
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram THE CREOLE OF SEYCHELLES Click here to learn more about our services Seychelles Creole is a creole language spoken in the Seychelles by about 70,000 people. It is one of the official languages of the Seychelles, along with French and English. It is a French-based Creole and has much in common …
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram THE SENA COMMUNITY OF MALAWI The Tete Province, Manica Province, Sofala Province, and Zambezia Province are the origins of the Sena people, a Bantu ethnolinguistic group. Near their respective borders with Mozambique, they are also present in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Demographics and language The Sena people’s total population is around 2 …
THE LOMWE OF MALAWI Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Click here to read about other tribes in Malawi One of Malawi’s four largest ethnic groups, the Lomwe have migrated across the border into Mozambique in the past. Due to tribal conflicts in Mozambique, a large number of Lomwe migrated into Malawi at the end of the …
CHEWA TRIBE OF MALAWI Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram The largest ethnic group in Malawi is the Chewa (or AChewa), a Bantu ethnic group with origins in central and southern Africa. The Tumbuka and Nsenga are close relatives of the Chewa as are other inhabitants in the region. They share a common ancestor in the Democratic …
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram THE TWA COMMUNITY The Great Lakes Twa, also known as Batwa, Abatwa, or Ge-Sera, are a Bantu ethnic group from the African Great Lakes region, which lies on the border between Central and East Africa. The Twa are thought to be the oldest surviving group in the Great Lakes region since …
