THE bitter war in Biafra (see THE WORLD) is a symbol of the continent’s divided soul, and the most discouraging example so far of a profound impasse that is crippling many of Black Africa’s 30 newly ...

Among the diverse and culturally rich tribes of Africa, the Tutsi people stand out, quite literally, for their impressive height. They are referred to as some of the tallest people in the world and ...

Tribal and regional arithmetic has dominated Kenya’s political landscapesince the 1963 parliamentary elections. At the time, the country had two mainpolitical parties competing against each other, ...

Kenya’s Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka appears to be gradually strategising and consolidating political support ahead of his bid for the presidency. This follows the recent incorporation of his ...

Using the word “tribe” to describe societies in Africa can oversimplify the continent’s immense cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity because African communities are shaped by complex social ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in a phone call ‌that disputes between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be resolved through dialogue and consultation, not ...

Some 3000 nations, speaking some 1200 languages, make their home in the 30 million square kilometres of the continent “Africa”. Like all human beings, individually as well as socially, they could be a ...

Healthy U, a chain of health food stores, joins the UN Refugee Agency’s LuQuLuQu Tribe a campaign that addresses forced displacement in Africa which currently hosts a third of the world’s displaced – ...