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Providing techniques like Tassa or Zaï as well as resources to mobilise labour can transform much of the African continent. As much as 300 million hectares of land can be reclaimed using rainwater harvesting techniques.

Sega is a term for a form of singing and dancing music found in all the islands of the South-West Indian Ocean region. But in Rodrigues, the term also encompasses a whole musical behavior that punctuates social life.

The Mandé Charter or Kouroukan-Fouga Charter is considered to be one of the world's earliest legislative and regulatory texts of constitutional value.

The Chiwara is perhaps one of the most easily recognisable African zoomorphic masks. Although people typically see it in museums and furniture stores, it was first created to celebrate farmers. Nowadays the Chiwara is also used to celebrate hard work and effort in all walks of life.

Hira Gasy, also known as "vakodrazana" (literally the tradition of the ancestors), is a day-long popular show combining theatre, song, dance and kabary oratory. It was developed around traditional Merina practices in the 18th century by King Andrianampoinimerina to draw crowds whenever he wanted to make an important speech (Kabary) or convey important messages to his subjects.

The Kikuyu tribe

Benin Photos Part 2

Benin Photos Part 1

In north of Belgium Congo. The Mangbetu 1940's

Mangbetu tribe in the Congo

Namibia’s indigenous people make up just under 10% of the country’s total population. Most of them live in two parts of the country: the San live in the Kalahari desert while the Damara (ǂNūkhoen), Ovatjimba, Ovatue and Ovahimba live in Kunene Region in the north of the country. 

There are many #alternatives to #capitalism and many of these can be seen in the ecology of the subaltern, in indigenous knowledge systems. This video offers one small part of the pluriverse of ideas that exist out there. This is The Life of the HIMBA.

A family from Tambacounda, Senegal, strengthens their bonds while exploring their love for fonio. A beautiful story of love, discovery, and the exploration of various African grains.

The city of Togoville in the Republic of Togo stands out as the only major urban centre in Africa with a market that operates entirely on a barter system.

It is indigenous to and a staple food of parts of West Africa - Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria – where it has been cultivated and consumed by various indigenous communities for centuries.