Is spitting a good or bad gesture? Check out the Massai tribe.

Spitting on someone, even if it was done mistakenly can cause fights, spitting from females has been a sign of pregnancy. Spitting, as a whole, has to be uncultured and can be tamed mannerless but, The Massai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania, with their cultural practice, has proven otherwise.   The Massai tribe is a…

The Maji Maji Rebellion Of Tanzanians Against German Brutality (1905-1907)

The most significant African challenge to German colonial rule during the brief period when Germany had African colonies was the Maji Maji Uprising in Tanganyika. The Uprising involved people over 10,000 square miles and lasted two years. During the “scramble for Africa” that took place in Berlin in 1885, European powers dominated much of Africa,…