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Islam is a melting pot of values. It recognises the cultural values of each people in accordance with God's laws. Its contribution to Wolof and African beliefs is above all a unifying monotheism in the face of family, traditional and tribal religions based on blood ties. Islam has also added more rationality to beliefs, restored dignity to African man and enriched his thinking with new themes and concepts.

Sometimes called findi or acha, fonio is an ancient West African grain that has been cultivated for over 5000 years.

Although there are many matrilineal customary systems in Africa, the Bijagos islands holds a special place. It is a matriarchal society where women occupy prominent positions from the gods and the myth and symbolisms about how the earth was created all the way down to how the family unit works.

A report on the Asante kingdom, its culture and traditions.

Mvet is a traditional music form indigenous to the Congo Basin Rainforest, especially the Beti, Bulu and Ekang peoples of central Africa.

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.