Tribes of Africa

Natively known as Ndigbo, Ethnic group native to the South Eastern Part of Nigeria. A large ethnic Igbo population is found in Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tribesofafrica/support This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are intereste...

The Xhosa nation are a Bantu ethnic group from Southern Africa whose homeland is primarily within the modern-day Eastern Cape. There is a small but significant Xhosa-speaking community in Zimbabwe, and their language, isiXhosa, is recognised as a national language. The name "Xhosa" comes from that of a legendary leader and King called uXhosa. There is also a fringe theory that, in fact the King's...

The Luhya tribe, also known as Abaluhya, Baluhya, or Abaluyia, are a bantu tribe living in the agriculturally fertile Western region of Kenya. They are neighbors to some of the nilotic tribes including Luo, Kalenjin, Maasai and Teso (Iteso). This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4394444/adv...

The desolate Kunene region of northwest Namibia is home to a resilient people called the Himba. Hunter-gatherers and pastoralists, the Himba descend from the southward migrating Herero of Angola. Life for the Himba revolves around the holy fire called Okuruwo. Okuruwo, via the smoke,  symbolizes a connection with their ancestors, who are in direct communication with their God Mukuru. The fire burn...

Nubians are an ethno-linguistic group of people who are indigenous to the region which is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt. They originate from the early inhabitants of the central Nile valley, believed to be one of the earliest cradles of civilization. They speak Nubian languages, part of the Northern Eastern Sudanic languages. Today, Nubians in Egypt primarily live in southern Egypt, especi...

Hambukushu or the ‘rainmakers of Okavango’ (believed to perform rituals that make rainfall), whose language is called sembukushu, are a tribe found in the Okavango, which is in north-western parts of Botswana. Their origins are rooted in Angola and Namibia where there are some traces to date, but are also traced to the tribe of Barotse in Zambia, a language that bears similarities with sembukushu...

The Kavango people, also known as the vaKavango or haKavango, are a Bantu ethnic group that resides in the Kavango region of Northern Namibia on the Angolan border along the Kavango River, which is named after them. They are mainly riverine living people, but about 20% reside in the dry inland. The river is pivotal to their survival and they grow crops on the narrow strip of fertile soil alongside...

Etsakọ people are the majority ethnic group in the northern region of Edo State, Nigeria. They are historically linked to the ancient Benin kingdom. Administratively, they presently occupy three local government areas of Edo State; these are Etsako East, Etsako West and Etsako Central, with Agenebode, Auchi, and Fugar, as their administrative headquarters, respectively This show is part of the Spr...

The Fula or Fulanis are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. They inhabit many countries, mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa but also in South Sudan, Sudan, and regions near the Red Sea coast. They make up the largest ethnic group in Guinea. Major concentrations of Fulani people exist in the Fouta Djallon highlan...

Our guest on the line from Nairobi is John Agboola, a farmer who is here to assist us with unpacking agriculture in Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria. We have decided to get John’s insights into the Agricultural sector and Agribusiness in Nigeria. As a country, Nigeria is synonymous with oil yet there are almost 200 million mouths to feed daily. John Agboola is an agriculturist/farmer with a passi...

Efik people inhabit the lower Cross River in Cross River State, Nigeria. They also occupy southwestern Cameroon including Bakassi. Their language is the main dialect and language of the Efik-Ibibio group of the Benue-Congo branch of Niger-Congo languages.  The Efik, who are culturally and linguistically related to the Ibibio, migrated down the Cross River during the first half of the 17th century....

Basarwa are the first and oldest inhabitants of southern Africa who have lived in Botswana for over 30 000 years. The name Basarwa has been used extensively by the Tswana to refer to the Bushmen. However, they are also called the Khoisan. They were initially hunter gatherers and have gradually transitioned because of their interactions with other tribes where they settled. This show is part of the...

They are believed to have first emigrated to the Great Lake region from Central Africa in the great Bantu expansion. However, various theories have emerged to explain the purported physical differences between them and their fellow Bantu-speaking neighbors, the Tutsi.  This is the story of the Hutus. They are the largest of the four main population divisions in Burundi and Rwanda. According to the...

Tumbuka, also spelled Tumboka, also called Kamanga, orHenga, a people who live on the lightly wooded plateau between the northwestern shore of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malaŵi) and the Luangwa River valley of eastern Zambia. They speak a Bantu language closely related to those of their immediate neighbours, the lakeside Tonga, the Chewa, and the Senga. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if yo...

Mpondo, also spelled Pondo, group of Nguni-speaking peoples who have for several centuries occupied the area between the Mtata and Mtamvuna rivers in Eastern province of South Africa. The Mpondo homeland formed one of the largest parts of the former Transkei (until 1994), an independent republic that was established under the South African government’s policy of apartheid but was dissolved and rei...

The Annang people are a peculiar cultural group within the Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. This tribe occupies some part of southwestern Cameroon, which used to be part of the present-day Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4394444/advertisement

Somalis are an East Cushitic ethnic group belonging to the Cushitic peoples, native to Greater Somalia who share a common Somali ancestry, culture, and history. Constituting one tribe, they are segmented into various clan groupings, which are important kinship units that play a central part in Somali culture and politics. Clan families are patrilineal and are divided into clans, primary lineages,...

The Afemai, also spelled Afenmai, are an ethnic group living in the northern part of Edo State south geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako West, with headquarters in Auchi, Etsako Central, Etsako East, Owan East, Owan West and Akoko Edo. These make up the Edo-North Senatorial District. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if...

Population: between 10 and 13 million The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group in South Africa. They are descended from East African origins and over centuries, migrated south during what is a called the great Bantu migration. The Zulu rose into a formidable empire under the leadership of Shaka in the early 19th century. Under his leadership, the Zulu kingdom expanded and played an important r...

The primary archaeological survey of Nubia, conducted between 1907 and 1910, reveals that Nubia has possessed an advanced culture since the Predynastic period. Nubians are an ethno-linguistic group of people who are indigenous to the region which is now present-day Northern Sudan and southern Egypt. They originate from the early Sub-Saharan African inhabitants of the central Nile valley. This area...

The Wodaabes, also known as the Mbororo or Bororo, are a small subgroup of the Fulani ethnic group. Traditionally, they are cattle-herders and traders in the Sahel. The Wodaabes speak the Fula language and don't use a written language. In the Fula language, woɗa means "taboo", and Woɗaaɓe means "people of the taboo". Wodaabe religion is largely Islamic as Islam became a religion of importance amon...

The Berbers, who call themselves Amazigh, are the indigenous people of Northern Africa. There is evidence that the Berbers have existed in the Maghreb region of Africa since the beginning of recorded history in the area. It is believed that modern Berbers are the descendants of the pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa. One of the earliest groups of Berbers were the Caspians, who lived in the regio...

Nuba, inhabitants of the Nuba Hills in the Kordofan region of central-southern Sudan. This region is studded with rugged granite hills that rise sharply from a wide clay plain and vary considerably in size and content. The Nuba peoples live on or near the hills (the plains being mainly occupied by Baqqārah Arabs); the many groups differ in physical type and culture. They all speak Nubian languages...

The Karo tribe, Ethiopia Located in Southern Ethiopia, the Karo or Kara Ethnic group reside along the east banks of the Omo River, seemingly untouched by the outside world. It is the smallest tribe in South Ethiopia with an estimated population of about 2,000 people and for sustenance, they practice flood retreat cultivation, growing beans and maize, breeding cattle and goats and fishing. What you...

The Chaga or Chagga are a Bantu-speaking indigenous Africans and the third largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They traditionally live the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and eastern Mount Meru in both Kilimanjaro Region and eastern Arusha Region. Their relative economic wealth comes from favourable fertile soil of Mount Kilimanjaro and successful agricultural methods, which include extensive irrigation...