People Group: the Mandinka of West Africa
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Read MorePeople group: the Garre of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia
The Garre people trace their heritage through their forefather Samaale, who is considered to be the ancestor of most of the pastoralist clans in northern Somalia. Further back, they are descended from a cousin of the prophet Muhammed. The history ...
Read MorePeople group: the Idaksahak of Algeria and Mali
The Idaksahak (“Sons of Isaac”) or Dawsahak or Daoussahak are of the Berber peoples, the diverse ethnic groups who lived in North Africa before the Arabs arrived. They moved south in the eighth or ninth century, bringing Islam with them, and...
Read MorePeople group: the intellectually impaired
Among every people group and every community are people of all ages who are differently-abled intellectually either from birth or due to injury. Often, these brothers and sisters are hidden out of shame or remain at home, especially ...
Read MorePeople group: the Makwe of Tanzania and Mozambique
The Makwe of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique may be the amalgamation of several people groups who migrated out to the coasts of Mozambique and Tanzania during the late 1800s looking for work, but who stayed and formed their own group. ...
Read MoreGrupos étnicos: os Toposa
Os Toposa são um grande grupo agropastoris com uma população estimada em 500.000 habitantes. Eles vivem em três comunidades no Estado Equatorial Oriental (EES) do Sudão do Sul – Kapoeta Norte, Leste e Sul – assim com...
Read MorePeople Group: Chinese immigrants to Africa
Across Africa, Chinese nationals are arriving to do business. Many are middle class people who have come to invest and make money, though some have been hired by other Chinese to work as labourers, factory workers, or even prostitute...
Read MoreGrupos de pessoas: Bosquímanos de Angola
Os bosquímanos são os mais antigos habitantes da África Austral, com cerca de 100.000 pessoas espalhadas pela Namíbia, África do Sul, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zâmbia, Lesoto e Angola. Em Angola, concentram-se principalmente em área...
Read MorePeople Group: African youth in missions
Spoken word is a type of poetry that often focuses on social justice issues. It is also being utilized by young people to proclaim God’s missional message. Across Africa, young people are rising up to take the challenge, but we are...
Read MorePeople Group – the Kango
The Kango people, numbering less than 50,000, dwell on the banks and islands of the Uele River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are primarily fishermen. According to lore, their ancestor, Kango was a talented ...
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