I AM not going to discuss the belief, widely prevalent though it be, that the African native is not really educable, not capable of profiting by education in the same sort of way as the white man can ...

TAKE a piece of ancient land sparsely inhabited by pastoral and nomadic tribes, mix into it a variety of white men of various intent, let it simmer for fifty years, and serve it hot in 1953. The ...

One of the most authoritative accounts of the Mau Mau revolt was written around Independence by anthropologist Donald Barnett and Karari Njama, who was chief secretary of the movement’s parliament. In ...

A textbook definition -- A word with a history -- The end of the tribe -- Contemporary African uses of tribe -- Other tribes -- African tribes in America ...

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - An arms race is on between two of Kenya's largest ethnic communities ahead of the 2012 presidential election after the last disputed vote triggered weeks of tribal ...

In Africa’s biggest slum, lines are being drawn. Morris Otieno, a trader and businessman, won’t say if he is one of the Luo tribesmen in the township of Kibera, on the southwest edge of Nairobi, who ...

Nigeria tops the list as Africa’s most culturally diverse nation, with more than 370 tribes. The Hausa-Fulani dominate the north, the Yoruba are prominent in the southwest, and the Igbo hold sway in ...