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Body modifications and piercings have been a part of human culture for millennia, serving as rites of passage, symbols of status, or expressions of identity. Piercings hold a special place, with roots ...

In the Luo tribe of East Africa, widows follow a unique tradition of sleeping beside their husband’s dead body. The ritual signals emotional closure and determines when they may remarry. Scroll down ...

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 ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – A Cameroonian priest and intellectual has published a ground-breaking book that could potentially change the way African Traditional Religion is perceived by the Catholic Church.

IN every African village lives a wealth of wisdom, from the grandmother who knows which roots cure a fever to the artisan who weaves symbols of identity into cloth. This rich inheritance, known as ...

Pharmacist and Academic Lecturer (Pharmacy Practice Division, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand), University of the Witwatersrand Traditional medicines are part ...

Vladimir Chlouba does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...