Q&A: the man with all the answers, Chris Edwards, gets his teeth stuck into your questions about the origin of Africa's 'Guineas" the flag of Mozambique, the number of people who have ever lived and more.(Country flag)

From: Geographical | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: Edwards, Chris | Copyright information

What is the connection between the African countries with Guinea in their name? D Marr, Bath

Portugal is responsible for the abundance of Guineas in Africa. Following a Papal edict, it was forced to limit its exploration to Africa and the Indian Ocean, while the Spanish took on the Americas. It used the name Guine to describe much of West Africa. That name may originate with the Berbers, who used the word aguinaw or aguinau to describe the people of sub-Saharan Africa. ...

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