Elaborate on the influences on Africans to consolidate on a tribal 'basis' in the 19th and 20th century. What events or people?
2007-02-23 21:21:17 · 2 answers · asked by miseducated 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Most Africans belong to one tribe or another. The colonial borders of most African 'nations' reflect the old territorial claims of European colonialist explorers. Think Yugoslavia. Do the situations in certain countries-the Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia-really surprise you? Africans are more loyal to their tribes than to their 'nations'.
2007-02-23 21:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As communication systems were not very efficient, it was difficult for people from dfiferent tribes to communicate and travel so as to compare notes.Therefore consolidation happened to work on tribal basis
2016-10-29 16:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by Elizabeth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋