African architecture is experiencing a renaissance, driven by visionary architects and designers, blending traditional cultural elements with modern design principles, to create spaces that resonate with history, identity, and social justice.
Here are some of the best African proverbs that continue to inspire and enlighten people around the world.
Monkeys and other wild animals are hunted in Nigeria and other African countries. However,
this is different in the Lagwa community, where monkeys have been respected and preserved
since they first settled there more than 300 years ago.
From the northern reaches of Morocco to the southern tip of South Africa, and from the eastern coast of Kenya to the western shores of Senegal, beads have played a central role in the lives of many African communities. Each region boasts of its own distinct beadwork traditions, characterized by a unique combination of materials, colors, and designs.
South Africa’s Reed Dance Festival is an ancient tradition of the Swazi and Zulu people known as the Umkhosi womhlanga, or the Zulu Reed Dance.
Nok culture, the archeological and cultural artifact of an African civilization that spanned from 500 BCE to 900 CE. The word Nok means “to make something” in the old Bamana language which is spoken by some hunters in Mali.
