Nearly every African community or tribe has a story, mostly mythical, that tells of the origins of that community. Mizizi is the swahili word for Roots. Here we list some stories of our roots, from around the continent.


HISTORY OF THE ROOTS OF THE YORUBA OF NIGERIA
The Yoruba People, of whom there are more than twenty-five million, occupy the southwestern corner of Nigeria along the Dahomey border and extends into Dahomey itself.
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MYTH OF THE CREATION STORY OF THE MAASAI OF KENYA & TANZANIA
The Maasai believe in one God, whom they call Ngai.

Ngai is neither male nor female, but seems to have several different aspects.
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MYTH OF THE CREATION STORY OF THE KIKUYU (AGIKUYU) OF KENYA
"In the beginning Ngai, who is the God and the divider or the universe, created Gikuyu the father of the tribe. Ngai gave Gikuyu a share of his land with rivers, valleys, forests rich with fruits and animals of all types.
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HISTORY OF THE ROOTS OF THE HERERO OF NAMIBIA
The Herero migrated to Namibia several centuries ago, the Herero are a pastoral cattle - breeding people. They moved to the country at about the same period as Owambo from East Africa.
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MYTH OF THE CREATION STORY OF THE BEMBA OF ZAMBIA
The Bemba came from the two groupings the Luba and the Lunda (from the Lunda country of Angola and Congo) near or around the Congo River.
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MYTH OF THE CREATION STORY OF THE BUGANDA OF UGANDA
Long long ago, Kintu was the only person on the earth.

He lived alone with his cow, which he tended lovingly.

Ggulu the creator of all things lived up in heaven with his many children and other property.
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