Stories of family, identity, celebration, belief and everyday life from across Africa.
LATEST STORYWhy Do African Weddings Involve Whole Villages?1 month ago
The bride and groom may be standing at the center of the celebration, but look around them. Aunties are cooking. Uncles are negotiating. Cousins are carrying chairs. Neighbors are arriving...
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In northern Namibia, a Himba woman grinds a piece of deep red stone into powder. She mixes it with butterfat until it becomes a rich paste, then smooths it across...
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A circle of young Maasai men is singing when one figure suddenly rises above the others. He jumps almost straight upward, lands, then springs again. There is no running start...
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