Traditional names tell stories, full of cultural significance and indigenous knowledge, passed down through the ages
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.As Africans, it is our duty to preserve and protect our surnames, especially in an age of globalisation, where the African renaissance offers hope for unity, peace and sustainable development.
From the Mediterranean coast to the South African coast, African surnames from more than 3 000 ethnic tribes, such as Ndawula, Kigongo, Ashantee, Melokuhle, Lethokuhle, Nchimunya and Cheptegei, among hundreds of thousands of others, are deeply rooted in our cultural heritage, passed down through generations.
Over time, some Africans have adopted foreign names, particularly from Europe and the Arab world, due to slavery, colonialism, Christianity and Islam. The moral decay in today’s African society could, in part, stem from our abandonment of cultural values like surnames in favour of perceived modernity.
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