Nsibidi (sometimes spelled “Nsibiri”) is one of Africa’s oldest indigenous writing systems. Originating among the Ejagham people of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon, it was later adopted and expanded by…
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When people talk about African writing systems, they often jump straight to “hieroglyphics” or the Ethiopian “Ge’ez” script. But long before Western contact and long before many African…
