LIzwekazi lase-Afrika liyisizinda sezindaba, izinganekwane nezinsumansumane eziye zahamba kusukela kudala ukuze zifinyelele kithi namuhla. Lezi zindaba, ezidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane, ziyingxenye ebalulekile yobunikazi bamasiko ase-Afrika futhi ziwubufakazi obuphilayo bokunotha nokwehlukahlukana kwabantu bakhona. Lolu hambo oluya enhliziyweni yezinganekwane zase-Afrika luyisimemo sokuhlola lezi zindaba ezithakazelisayo ezikhanyisa amasiko, izinkolelo kanye namagugu aleli zwekazi.
Inganekwane yase-Afrika yindawo yonke ecebile ngezimpawu nezingathekiso, lapho izilwane, izakhi zemvelo kanye nezidalwa ezingaphezu kwemvelo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekudluliseni imiyalezo yokuziphatha, izifundo zokuphila kanye nezincazelo zemvelaphi yomhlaba. Izinganekwane zase-Afrika, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ziyizinganekwane eziwumlando ezibonisa amaqhawe, amakhosi, amaqhawe noma onkulunkulu, abazenzo zabo nezigigaba zabo zinencazelo ejulile namagugu.