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The Causes of Ethiopian Famine
The East African country of Ethiopia has seen many famines throughout history and, as of 2014, still has one of the world’s biggest hunger problems. One of the worst Ethiopian famines in recent times...
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Theories on How the Pyramids Were Constructed
From ancient Greeks to modern day scientists, there is an almost endless number of theories posited to explain how the ancient Egyptians built their pyramids. For thousands of years, speculation and...
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How to Wear a Kanga
The kanga is the traditional dress of women in Kenya and Tanzania, though it is thought to have originated in Zanzibar via influences from Portuguese-imported textiles. The kanga is approximately 3...
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Top 3 Inventions From Kenya
Without a lot of fanfare or expensive exhibitions, many useful and creative inventions have come out of Kenya as of late, including a refrigerator not requiring electricity and an alarm to keep your...
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Egyptian Food & Clothing
While Egyptian culture has maintained some of its traditional staples, many aspects have changed over time. Modern Egyptian food is a mixture of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes, and Egyptian...
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What Are Some Problems Women Face in Africa?
Women work two-thirds of Africa's labor hours, according to Paul Vallely writing in "The Independent." He tells that they produce 70 percent of the food but receive 10 percent of the income on the...
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The Physical Differences Between Hutus and Tutsis
Hutus and Tutsis are the two main ethnic groups in Rwanda. They are most known in the West because of their roles in the Rwandan genocide of 1994, in which Hutu extremists massacred more than 800,000...
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The History of Kuku Dance
Kuku is a tribal dance performed by a group. A celebratory dance, it features rapid movement of arms and legs and is accompanied by drums.
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What Materials Are Used for Building a Pyramid?
The ancient Egyptians were masters of primitive architecture, having built some of the most recognizable structures in the world. Among them are the Pyramids at Giza, four-sided triangular tombs used...
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What Objects Were Found in King Tut's Tomb?
Tutankhamun, or King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh, reigning from 1332 until 1324 B.C. He was a child king under the 18th Egyptian dynasty, ruling by the age of 10 years old. His reign was short, ending...
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Who Are the Main Predators of a Giraffe?
A giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), is the tallest land animal, and can be found wandering across the Savannah of sub-Saharan Africa. Due to human encroachment, giraffes have been radically reduced in...
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How to Do Ghana Braids
Ghana braids, also called feed-in braids, are similar to cornrows. Ghana braids are common for the African culture and for African Americans and are considered tribal braids. To fully execute Ghana...
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10 Facts About Piracy in Somalia
Beginning in the 1990s, Somalia's protracted civil war resulted in a dramatic resurgence of maritime piracy. Somali pirates armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers boarded...
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How to Learn Luganda Online for Free
Luganda is the language spoken by the Banganda people, one of the tribes of Uganda. The language is important in Uganda as native Luganda speakers number 6 million and another 4 million speak it as a...
View ArticleHow to Master the Steps for Kizomba
Kizomba is a popular style of Angolan music and dance that originated in the early 1990s. The Kizomba dance is a sensual partner dance performed to Kizomba standards. Both the dance and the musical...
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Traditional African Foods for Christmas
South Africans celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, in accordance with the Christian faith. Traditional dinners are held with family and close friends and are sure to be lively and full of flavor. Dinner is...
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What Are the Duties of Wives in Yoruba Culture?
Yoruba is a cultural region in west Africa that today is made up of the countries of Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Cultural traditions run deep in the area, especially when it comes to the family. The...
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Nigerian Wedding Colors
Nigeria has a population of more than 123 million people, making it the most heavily populated country in Africa. Nigerian weddings are as diverse as its population. The colors worn depend on the style...
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The Life of People in the African Savannah
The African Savannah is a tropical grassland that covers almost half the continent. It is the largest grassland in the world. The Savannah is vast and variable, and inhabitants of it have adapted their...
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Countries That Practice Vodun
The Vodun religion is practiced in the West African nations of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Similar religions are also practiced in Haiti, Cuba, Brazil and the Dominican Republic and are sometimes...
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What Are Some Stereotypes of Black Women?
African American women have been discriminated against since before the time of the institution of slavery in America. Even today, there are people who only view African American women through...
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Methods of Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Making
Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture from earliest times. Jewelry served a variety of purposes besides being beautiful. Types and quality of jewelry served as marks of social...
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How to Convert Ethiopian Dates to the Gregorian Calendar
Unlike most countries around the world that use the 365 day, January-to-December Gregorian calendar, Ethiopia employs its own calendar with unique months. Based on the ancient Coptic calendar, the...
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African Rituals for Men
Rituals are cultural or religious ceremonies that celebrate or commemorate specific events that have religious significance and are vital to maintaining a close-knit community, according to Exploring...
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Traditional Nigerian Styles
Nigerian traditional dress is colorful and elegant. Though it is not worn in every circumstance, it is the everyday attire of many, and the formal attire of most. Wearing it is part of some traditional...
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Colors of the Zulu Tribe
The Zulu are a tribe in the Natal province of South Africa. They have a population of about three million. They are known for their beadwork and basketry. Colors represent different things to the Zulu...
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What Do the Colors & Symbols on the African Flag Symbolize?
Each color on national flags has a meaning to symbolize something. There are two sets of three colors which are referred to as the Pan-African colors and are used in a majority of the African nation's...
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Problems in West Africa After Independence
The region of West Africa is comprised of several countries, such as Burkina Faso, Senegal, the Ivory Coast and Ghana, which were all once under the colonial power of France, Great Britain and...
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How to Make Ancient Egyptian Ink
Ancient Egyptian scribes often used black and red inks. Most text on papyri, the Egyptian equivalent of paper, is written in black, and most titles are red. Illustrations also used blue, green, white...
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Materials Used for Zulu Huts
The Zulu people trace their history back to the leader Shaka Zulu, who led the nation on a series of wars that led to the spread of the Zulu across Africa in the 19th century. The Zulu people construct...
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Tools & Equipment Used in African Cooking
African food usually consists of a variety of vegetables, meats, many different spices and sometimes rice. African cooking is unique because it is usually done outside, rather than in a traditional...
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Differences Between the Yoruba & Igbo Tribes
The continent of Africa is a place of natural beauty, dramatic landscapes, rich history and diverse peoples. In addition to being the world's eighth most populous country, the West African nation of...
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The Effects of Colonialism on Africans
While relatively short-lived, the era of direct European colonization of Africa beginning from the end of the 1870s imposed radically new forms of societal control, economic trade and religious belief...
View ArticleTraditional Ethiopian Clothes for Christmas
Ethiopians typically wear traditional clothing for holidays such as Christmas. While people living in rural areas wear traditional clothes on an everyday basis, those in urban areas usually wear...
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The Role of Men in the Igbo Culture
Spread throughout southeastern Nigeria, the Igbo tribal nation is the African republic's third-largest ethnic group, according to The World Factbook. The traditions of the Igbo are built upon an...
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The Effects of Drug Abuse Among Youths on the Nigerian Society
Drug abuse by young people is a problem in many countries around the world. In the African country of Nigeria, things are no different. There, many young people indulge in drugs like marijuana or...
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How to Speak With an African Accent
Africa is home to more than 3,000 languages. This diversity gives English speakers from the continent a variety of speech patterns that are recognizable as African. Accents vary greatly in different...
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Traditional Afrikaner Customs
Afrikaners are people from South Africa who are descendants of Dutch and German settlers. Their language is Afrikaans, which has much in common with Dutch. Their habits and customs aren't that...
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List of Tanzanian Tribes
According to the U.S. State Department, over 120 distinct ethnic groups make Tanzania their home. These groups range from just a few thousand members to millions. Modern Tanzania includes both the...
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Liberian Children's Games
Liberia is almost unique amongst the central African countries in that it was not colonized by European powers. Instead, Liberia's formation began in 1822 when freed slaves from the Americas began to...
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Liberian Fashions, Styles & Wedding Clothes
Africa's oldest republic, Liberia is a fascinating country with a tumultuous history and beautiful traditions. Though many Liberians subscribe to Western fashions and styles, rural Liberians can still...
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Difference Between the Hutu & Tutsi
The Hutu and Tutsi are ethnic groups in central Africa. In Rwanda and Burundi, the majority of the population is Hutu. Tutsis comprise about 15 percent of each country's population. The differences...
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Different African Tribal Piercings
Many different tribes across the African continent practice body piercing as a social ritual and as part of tribal fashion or style. In some tribes like the Maasai of Kenya, both men and women pierce...
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Ancient Songhai Crafts
The Songhai empire was one of the great African empires of the medieval period. It was founded as an Islamic state by King Sonni Ali Ber in 1463, and covered much of west Africa at its peak. The empire...
View ArticleNigerian Burial Traditions
Nigerian funeral ceremonies still retain their traditional flair, although they've changed due to modernization resulting from people converting to Christianity and Islam. Muslims and Christians...
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Ancient Egyptian Poetry
The literary canon of ancient Egypt includes some of the oldest poetry ever recorded, dating back to 1539 B.C. and beyond, says Cameron Walker in National Geographic.com. Yet many of the issues ancient...
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How to Make a Paper African Hut
Learning about other cultures can enrich a child's education. Studying the way that people in other countries and societies live furthers their understanding of geography, history and the social...
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What Does the African Zebra Mask Mean?
African masks are widely understood as a symbolic way to link the living and the dead. Used in ceremonies all across Africa, the masks carry a rich history and serve as more than just costume. The...
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Music in Zulu Culture
The Zulu people, also known as amaZulu, make up the largest ethnic group in South Africa with more than 10 million members. The Zulu people have a very rich and developed culture that includes its own...
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The Influence of French Culture in the Country of Senegal
Slightly smaller in area than South Dakota, the West African country of Senegal has been inhabited for more than 150,000 years, and was historically significant as the departure point for many slaves...
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