Ethnic Minorities

This artwork features three figures before a large gate with a lush landscape beyond. The central figure, shirtless and in light pants, gazes through the gate, flanked by two figures in half-colored coats bearing Kenya's national colors. Faded text in the background reads "Title Deed," evoking themes of land ownership and access barriers.
“We might be forced out of here”: Long stateless, Kenya’s Pemba people now fight for their ancestral land

Image Description: This artwork features three figures before a large gate with a lush landscape…

“Tag the trees”: The disappearing Kenyan Language being saved with afforestation

A stroll through Mukogodo Forest in Laikipia County, Kenya’s largest national and dry forest reserve…

Cameroon’s armed conflict is asking this ethnic group to pick sides

Buea, Cameroon (Minority Africa) — On a chill afternoon in January 2021, a group of…

Peace and reconciliation remain “a pipe dream” for genocide survivors in Zimbabwe
Peace and reconciliation remain “a pipe dream” for genocide survivors in Zimbabwe

The unveiling of a new constitution in 2013 brought fresh hopes to different Zimbabweans.  For…

A portrait of a Nigerian politician against a red background with the words “OMO IGBO” written in white.
Why “Omo Igbo” is problematic

It is often said of Nigeria that our diversity unites us, but the recently concluded…

One Ethiopia, One Culture, One Religion: The Isolation of Queer Tigrayans
One Ethiopia, One Culture, One Religion: The Isolation of Queer Tigrayans

“So did you dump the strap-on?” I asked a friend over text. I had expressed…

Participants at the Genocide Memorial Stone before starting with the cleanings.
“They died for us”: The people tending to the graves of Namibia’s colonial genocide victims

Corma: We women of Hereroland will always stand behind our warriors and urge them to…

“A routine of constant erasure”: Moroccan identity and the World Cup

For centuries, Morocco has had a difficult time acknowledging its African identity. Reports like Arab…

“Cloud”: The Ugandan dancer stunting his way to acceptance

Jinja, Uganda (Minority Africa) — Cloud did not know that he was different until the…

From the Mbororo ethnic group to Cameroon’s national television

Raihanatu Sali is the first ever Mbororo news anchor on Cameroon’s national television, where she…

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