Himba

[également appelé Dhimba, Dimba, Otjidhimba]

Classification : Niger-Congo

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Aids threatens Namibian tribe's traditions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3119766.stm

BBC News Online looks at the impact the Aids/HIV virus is having on one isolated community in Namibia. Customs such as polygamy and overdependence on cattle as a pillar around which all economic activity revolves are making the Himba particularly vulnerable to HIV/Aids.

Sara Oldaugh

22 septembre 2003

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