<P> The Bantu people originally came from West Africa , in the modern day Cameroon . The linguistic core of the Bantu family of languages , a branch of the Niger -- Congo language family , was located in the adjoining region of Cameroon and Nigeria . From this core , expansion began about 3,000 years ago , with one stream going into East Africa , and other streams going south along the African coast of Gabon , Democratic Republic of the Congo , and Angola , or inland along the many south - to - north flowing rivers of the Congo River system . The expansion eventually reached South Africa , probably as early as 300 AD . </P>
<P> The Bantu people originally came from West Africa , in the modern day Cameroon . The linguistic core of the Bantu family of languages , a branch of the Niger -- Congo language family , was located in the adjoining region of Cameroon and Nigeria . From this core , expansion began about 3,000 years ago , with one stream going into East Africa , and other streams going south along the African coast of Gabon , Democratic Republic of the Congo , and Angola , or inland along the many south - to - north flowing rivers of the Congo River system . The expansion eventually reached South Africa , probably as early as 300 AD . </P>
where did the bantu of east and southern africa migrate from
where did the bantu of east and southern africa migrate from
West Africa
West Africa