Both Jewish Voice and some Igbo talk about another African group when explaining why they launched this test — the Lemba. The Lemba, an ethnic group of around 50,000 based in Zimbabwe and South ...

African Ancestry executives say this large database makes it possible to pinpoint a person's origin to a specific region and sometimes tribe. "It can be done," said Gina Paige, a co-owner of the ...

Some African tribal traditions are a mystery and a fascination for most of the modern world. Tribal communities sometimes live without many modern comforts the rest of us have. Here are 12 ...

So with a swab of Monica Myles' cheek and a $349 payment, the company was able to tell the family law attorney from Mitchellville, Md., that she was descended, in part, from the Ibo tribe - one of ...

The Bambuti tribe, also know as Mbuti, are Africa's shortest tribe, averaging under 4 feet 6 inches (137 cm) in height. By contrast the median height of African males is 168cm, while that for ...

On Tuesday, South Africa joined the rest of the continent to celebrate Indigenous Tree Day (ITD), a growing African initiative dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of indigenous trees.

The largest indigenous tree nursery facility in Africa has been inaugurated at Bassengele, a farming community near Bibiani in the Western North region of Ghana. The facility, which has the ...

The 'wife-swapping' tradition has existed for centuries amongst the Himba people, an ancient tribe that lives in northern Namibia, southwest Africa, and is seen as an act of kindness ...

News. Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas uses fire to save a tree that’s part of its identity The longleaf pine loves fire. More important, it can’t survive without it.

With over 120 rare tree species planted so far in their Naro Moru farm located on the foothills of Africa’s second-highest mountain, Mt. Kenya, the Alliance hopes that the museum can become a model ...