The Zulu Kingdom, also called the Zulu Empire, was a Southern African state in what is now South Africa. During and after the Anglo-Zulu War, the small kingdom gained world renown, not least for initially defeating the British in 1879 at the Battle of Isandlwana. This led in 1887 to the British annexation of Zululand, while the king’s office continued …
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Meet the Melanasians; the world’s black people with blond hair
These Malaysians are one of the few groups with blonde hair outside Europe, who can be found on an island in the south pacific that have been there for over thousands of years, long before the blacks that went to the Americas as slaves. Melanesia is a sub-region of Oceania extending to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji, from …
Read More »87-year-old grandmother saving her mother tongue from dying
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 …
Read More »The Hamar, untouched tribe from “never colonized” country, Ethiopia
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 …
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