Art and Culture

The Kingdom of Netherlands officially presented a smuggled Ife Terracotta antiquity dated to be at least 600 years old to Nigeria. The repatriated antiquity was presented to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at a ceremony held in Abuja. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Van Dijk, Nigeria Charge de Affairs …

The Mangbetu are people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who speak Central Sudan and live in the northeastern province of Haut-Uele. In the regional language of Lingala, the language is called Kingbetu, but the Mangbetu call it Nemangbetu. It is a member of the family of languages of Central Sudan. As the saying goes, “beauty is in the …

Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who, in the New Kingdom of Egyptian history, was the last of his royal family to rule at the end of the 18th dynasty. His father was Pharaoh Akhenaten, who was thought to be the mummy found in the KV55 tomb. This wooden sculpted head of Tutankhamun also known as the Head of Nefertem was …

The Beja people of north east Sudan and southern Egypt are living descendants of Ancient Egyptians. If you ever wondered from all the controversy what the Ancient Egyptians look like, take a good look. They are a true representation of ancient egyptians. Note most of the people of modern Egypt are descended from Arabs who invaded in the 7th centuary …

Many of us may not believe this tribe is actually from India because they look Africans. Yes, because you were not told. The Jarawas are the indigenous tribe of India. They live on South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands and they are estimated to be between 250 and 400 people today. Their contact with externals was generally disregarded, and much …

The discovery by Professor Fred Wendorf of barley, capers, chickpeas, dates, legumes and wheat cultivated in the west of Egypt. Old African tools have also been recovered. Grindstones, cooking stones and knives, scrubbers, burins, mortiers and pestles were mounted. There were graving chips. Before the Sahara became the arid and uninhibited desert, people thrived there today-according to new research, even …

You may think that it is 2020 worldwide. But not the same thing for Ethiopia as they recently entered their new year (2013) in September. With a specific calendar seven or eight years behind the rest of the world, there are massive celebrations going on around the country or celebrate the New Year. A calendar similar to the ancient Julian …

Katrina Esau work so hard to ensure her childhood language survives. She put much efforts to save her childhood language from dying and to make sure that her grandchildren speak it. At the age of 84 (2017), Mrs Esau is one of N|uu last three fluent speakers, one of the San languages of South Africa. N|uu is considered the original …

The origins of African art lie long before recorded history. Ndebele Women Painting Traditional Designs on Walls. The Ndebeles are an African ethnic group living in South Africa and Zimbabwe known for their artistic talent, especially with regard to their painted houses and colorful beadwork. In African art history has played a significant role in shaping the culture and history …

Ethiopia is unique in Africa because it was never colonized by any European power. It holds the title of being the oldest sovereign nation on the continent, maintaining its independence even as much of Africa came under foreign rule. Along with Liberia, Ethiopia is recognized as one of only two African countries to avoid colonial domination, which is a source …