NO PLACE LIKE MAMA AFRIKA

While there are several theories regarding the origin of the name ‘Africa’, most agree it derived from Afri, the title for a group of people in North Africa near Carthage around the 3rd century BC and -ca, the Roman suffix for ‘country’ or ‘land’. In Latin, the word Africa means ‘sunny’, and the word Aphrike in Greek means ‘without cold’. Other researchers believe that the name came from Afri-uka, which means Motherland in the ancient Egyptian language. ‘Motherland’ is still used in reference to Africa even today.

And so over time, I scribbled these words: Mama Afrika…you are recognised as the cradle of all humankind and