What was the name of Africa before it was called Africa?

So these are examples. Thus "Africanus" is Latin, but 'Afru-ika" is Egyptian and the name "Afru-ika" was in existance long before the name "Africanus," which probably means "from Africa," or "of Africa." During the 400's B.C. to 400's A.D., the Romans were in northern Africa and the Greeks were in Egypt from about 300's b.c. to about 200 a.d. read more

If so then the name is a agnomen. The name Africa is taken from the latin Afri and referred to those people (Africa terra/land of the Afri) living south of the Mediterranean, mostly the Carthaginians and their contemporaries. read more