Dust, caves, or sunshine?
Romans said Afri for peoples west of the Nile. Some link it to Phoenician ʿafar ‘dust’; others to Berber ifri ‘cave’.Africa: The Many Meanings of “Africa”
Names that stuck
Carthage gave its name to Africa Proconsularis. Later Ifriqiya kept the word alive under Muslim rule.Africa: The Many Meanings of “Africa”
