Matrilineal descent has been instrumental in tracing the origin of some of Africa’s tribes and it’s a huge part of Africa’s history and evolution. In the past, matriarchy’s, or families, groups, or states ruled by women, were prevalent in Africa. Matrilineality refers not only to tracing one’s lineage through maternal ancestry, it can also refer to a civil system in which one inherits property through the female’s family line. More interesting is the fact that most of Africa’s matrilineal tribes are still in existence.
Here are the top 7 female-led tribes in Africa.
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I can't help but notice that all of these tribes are really primitive...
As for the Berbers, they were never matriarchal, but some tribes had female rulers for a TIME. Nowadays, almost all of them are fully patriarchal.