//podcastplus.net/feed/tribes-of-africa~2a067d32 They are from the second-largest and second-most-populous continent. 1 billion people; over 3,000 tribes; 54 sovereign states; One people. This is their story. These are the Tribes of Africa.This podcast summarises the story of each of the more than 3,000 tribes of Africa. It tells of their origins, culture, language and so much more. From Cairo to Cape Town, Tribes of Africa opens the window to the exciting world of the world's most diverse people and arguably the most misunderstood. Learn about their rich culture, their traditions, their beliefs, and their journey. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tribesofafrica/support Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:10:40 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR1141349550.mp3 Rwanda, Burundi and the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the Tutsi people. In the DRC, the Tutsi live near the city of Bukavu in the Mulenge region. Here, they are known an Ban-ya-mu-lenge.The Tutsi speak a Central Bantu language called Kin yar-wanda in Rwanda, and Kirundi in Burundi. Both are dialects of the same language. Like other Bantu languages, both use nouns with prefixes. For example, the word Banyamulenge ("Ba-nya-mulenge") can be divided into parts. The prefix "banya" means "people"; "Mulenge" is the name of a region. The whole word means "people of Mulenge."Many Rwandese and Burundians speak French, the language of their former Belgian rulers. French is used in school. Tutsi who have been refugees in Uganda may also speak English.Personal Tutsi names may be based on events, poetry, or beliefs. For example, the name Ndagijimana means "God is my herder." Ha-ki-zum-wami means "only the king can save." while Muvu-nan-yambo means "the defender of noble cows."Tutsi folklo... Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:13:53 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR1141349550.mp3 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR7802212986.mp3 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 is believed to be one of the earliest cradles of civilization. In modern times, Egyptians of Nubian descent primarily live in southern Egypt, especially in the Luxor and Aswan area. They can also be found in northern Sudan, particularly in the region between the city of Wadi Halfa on the Egypt–Sudan border and al Dabbah. Additionally, several groups known as the Hill Nubians live in the northern Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan state, in Sudan. The main Nubian groups from north to south are the Kenzi, Faadicha, Sukkot, Mahas, and Danagla.Nubian culture, prior to 3200 B.C., was exactly the same as that of Egypt.Aft... Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:59:07 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR7802212986.mp3 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR6983925717.mp3 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 Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians are Hutu. They are also known as the Abahutu, Bahutu or Wahutu. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Twa.Hutu life centred on small-scale agriculture, and social organization was based on the clan, with kings known as bahinza ruling over limited domains.Hutus speak Rwanda-Rundi as their native tongue, which is a member of the Bantu subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family. Rwanda-Rundi is subdivided into the Kinyarwanda... Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:01:29 +0000 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR6983925717.mp3 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR6983925717.mp3 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 Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians are Hutu. They are also known as the Abahutu, Bahutu or Wahutu. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Twa.Hutu life centred on small-scale agriculture, and social organization was based on the clan, with kings known as bahinza ruling over limited domains.Hutus speak Rwanda-Rundi as their native tongue, which is a member of the Bantu subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family. Rwanda-Rundi is subdivided into the Kinyarwanda... Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:01:00 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR6983925717.mp3 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR5910660848.mp3 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/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tribesofafrica/support Thu, 14 May 2020 14:26:31 +0000 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR5910660848.mp3 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR5910660848.mp3 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/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tribesofafrica/support Thu, 14 May 2020 14:26:31 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR5910660848.mp3 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR4538610654.mp3 The Samburu are pastoralists and closely related to the Maasai. Their land is dry and arid. Their diet is consists of milk and animal blood.The Samburu is one of the few African tribes that still live according to the old and ancient traditions.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tribesofafrica/support Thu, 14 May 2020 10:48:32 +0000 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR4538610654.mp3 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR4538610654.mp3 The Samburu are pastoralists and closely related to the Maasai. Their land is dry and arid. Their diet is consists of milk and animal blood.The Samburu is one of the few African tribes that still live according to the old and ancient traditions.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tribesofafrica/support Thu, 14 May 2020 10:48:32 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR4538610654.mp3 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR8532648952.mp3 Maureen Ndlovu Maureen is an author, motivational speaker, MCee, Coach and many more things. Her story is one of triumph after a great tragedy at the hands of her former boyfriend. After surviving an abusive relationship that almost robbed her of her life, Maureen Zamagatsheni Ndlovu has written a book to inspire others to find healing.Ndlovu’s book ‘Connecting the dots backward’ relates the trauma and pain she suffered at the hands of her former boyfriend and her near-death experience after he beat her to a pulp and left her for dead.“The abuse had been going on for a while, but the incident that almost took my life happened in November 2011. My then boyfriend assaulted me for two hours; he raped me, strangled me with my dreads and a belt and then smashed me with a computer tower on my head.”Ndlovu said as she was being beaten, she lost consciousness.“In his mind, he thought I was dead, he drove me to one of the local clinics near where we were staying in Midrand to dump my body at a parking lot.... Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:59:00 +0000 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR8532648952.mp3 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR8532648952.mp3 Maureen Ndlovu Maureen is an author, motivational speaker, MCee, Coach and many more things. Her story is one of triumph after a great tragedy at the hands of her former boyfriend. After surviving an abusive relationship that almost robbed her of her life, Maureen Zamagatsheni Ndlovu has written a book to inspire others to find healing.Ndlovu’s book ‘Connecting the dots backward’ relates the trauma and pain she suffered at the hands of her former boyfriend and her near-death experience after he beat her to a pulp and left her for dead.“The abuse had been going on for a while, but the incident that almost took my life happened in November 2011. My then boyfriend assaulted me for two hours; he raped me, strangled me with my dreads and a belt and then smashed me with a computer tower on my head.”Ndlovu said as she was being beaten, she lost consciousness.“In his mind, he thought I was dead, he drove me to one of the local clinics near where we were staying in Midrand to dump my body at a parking lot.... Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:59:00 +0000 https://audio.voxnest.com/stream/cd8752ac8cf948b4a8ea19697f17f9c2/traffic.megaphone.fm/ABR8532648952.mp3