Afrikan indigenous healing traditions always believe in the importance of connecting to the Earth and its energy. For thousands of years, our ancestors walked barefoot and in addition slept on the ground, the Earth was familiar to them. This ancient tradition led to years of extensive research from the western lens and from this research… Read more

“Abela” is a simple form of greeting strangers and familiar people among the Ngemba people of Cameroon. It is usually interpreted as “How is it?”. The response is “abongne” meaning “It is good”. This is a common expression among the Ngemba from the Northwest Province who live in several important towns in Cameroon. Nearly comprising 2 million… Read more

Cultured

“Muntu, Kintu, and Bumuntu” are the three fundamental concepts involved in the definition of a human being in the Afrikan context. “Bumuntu” means the quintessence of personhood, that fundamental authentic mode of being humane. Bumuntu stands for the content of Muntu, the moral character, the essence of genuine humanity, and the essence of… Read more