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A PEOPLE CALLED AFRIKA

of life, from the cradle of humanity even unto the entirety of
the world, is not just a spiritual reality as recorded in Genesis,
the first book of the Bible, but is also evidenced in science.
Two separate articles on livescience.com, say that geneticists
have long known that humans originated in Afrika, and… that
the mother of all women likely emerged from East Afrika.
Findings by Rebecca Cann, Mark Stoneking and Allan Wilson
in 1987, who pointed out that the root of human origin was in
Afrika, and pointed to an Afrikan Eve. This, as you can imag-
ine, generated much heated debate in the scientific communi-
ty, which is still causing ripples today. According to Wikipedia,
the matrilineal most common ancestor (MRCA) of all living
humans or the Mitochondrial Eve is the most recent common
woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken
line through mothers… until all lines converge in one woman.

This post on a page on Pinterest further breaks down the im-
portance of the Eve Gene, “Scientifically, the black female
is the only organism that possesses the mitochondrial DNA,
having all variations possible for every different kind of hu-
man being on planet (i.e. Afrikans, the albinos, the Europe-
an, the Middle Eastern, the Asian etc.). When the DNA of a
black woman mutates, all other types of human beings come
about. This is called the “Eve Gene” and it is only found in
the black or Afrikan woman.” We share this not to sow any
seeds of pride, nor start any debates about who is better or
more important than the other. We share this to encourage
you, our brothers and sisters by reminding you about Afri-
ka’s core place in God’s plan and to return our focus to the
fact that we do have a vital role to play and a place in the
eternal workings of all things. This is important in helping
us come out of the doldrums of Afrika’s past, focusing our

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