I question the use of "Bantu" by Guy-Maurille Massamba. From my
readings Bantu is not an "ethnic group", but a linguistic group.
Bantu-speakers make up the largest segment of Africa's linguistic
family. However, we could hardly state that the Kikuyu and the Zulu
(both Bantu-speaking groups) are a part of the same "ethnic group."
Also, Lobban makes a good point in response to Marcus' comment on
the African use of "tribe." My question to Marcus is which Africans
are using the term? Is tribe being used by academic Africans trained
in Western institutions and reared on Western historical literature.
As academics we must find out how "everyday" Africans refer
themselves and others.