The Samburu people of Kenya live a semi-nomadic life like the Maasai. Their survival depends on their livestock. The Samburu place a significant premium on their cattle, goats, sheep and camels and weave their life and culture around their livestock.
Akpema is the rite of passage for young maidens in the West African nation of Togo. It is held shortly after the initiation ceremony for boys which is known as Evala wrestling. Akpema is often held a week after Evala.
Acrucial component of the rhythmic family of musical instruments is the drum. Drums are often battered with the hand, one or two sticks with or without padding, or both.
A court has ruled that a 48-year-old woman in Spain will be paid Є204,000 (about $215,000) from her ex-husband as compensation for doing unpaid housework during their marriage.
37-year-old renowned sociologist, Jason Arday, who couldn’t speak until the age of 11, has become the youngest-ever Black professor at Cambridge University.
Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski was sentenced by a court in Minsk on Friday, March 3 to 10 years in a maximum-security prison, Russia state news agency TASS reports.