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Afar

The origins of the Afar trace back to a mix of indigenous Somali groups, the Saho, and Arab traders who settled in the region around the 10th century.

The Afar consist of about 2 million people in southern Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia. Their society …

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Proverb

Ọ dị mma ka onye nọ na nkè ọ nọ mara isi ya.

a person should remain in a position where he knows what he is doing

understand your situation and your limits

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Geography

Ibibio (Ibibio Ikpa Isong)

The Ibibio (or the Ibom) live in modern day states of Akwa Ibom and Cross River. There are about 10 million Ibibio, with the smaller groups in Ghana, Cameroon, and Equitorial Guinea.

The Igbo-Ibibio history is rich. Historically, there is evidence of Ibibio settling in …

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