Editorial credit: Hiren Ranpara / Shutterstock.com Djibouti, a small yet strategic country in the Horn of Africa, is home to around 1.1 million people. Its cultural landscape is deeply influenced by Somali (Issa clan) and Afar ethnic groups, both of whom maintain strong oral traditions, clan-based social systems, and pastoralist customs. Djibouti also exhibits historical […]
The DRC is home to over 250 ethnic groups and around 240 living languages, representing a vast cultural tapestry. Four national languages—Lingala, Swahili (Kingwana dialect), Kituba (Kikongo creole), and Tshiluba—operate alongside French, the official administrative language used by around half the population, with a high second-language prevalence. Congolese culture is celebrated globally for music—African rumba […]
