# The Bantu expansion changed Africa. Scientists are still tracing how.

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Ars Technica, Nov 7, 2026, 6:15 AM · Read it: <https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/the-migration-that-transformed-africas-languages-genes-and-cultures/>

Genes and archaeology are revealing how Bantu speakers spread across much of Africa.

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- Nov 7, 2026, 6:15 AM: [The Bantu expansion changed Africa. Scientists are still tracing how.](<https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/the-migration-that-transformed-africas-languages-genes-and-cultures/>) — Ars Technica (Digital news, United States)
  Genes and archaeology are revealing how Bantu speakers spread across much of Africa.