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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

ihe onye ofụ ọpị fụtara, ya na imi ya.

what a flute-player blows is between him and his nose.

mind your own business / someone’s affairs are their own responsibility.

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History

Apr. 16, 1816

End Of Bussa's Slave Revolt in Caribbeans

On Apr 16th, 1816, the British end Bussa's Revolt in Barbados. Starting on Apr 14th, this marked the end of the largest slave rebellion in Barbadian history. Bussa was of Igbo origin before we was enslaved. He became one of the few Black slave overseers …

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