They won’t teach you in school that Africans had their own writing systems before the advent of Europeans and Arabs on African Soil.
Here are the list of African ancient writing systems.
1. Ethiopic Writing System
2. Egyptian (Kemetic) Hieroglyphs 
3. Afan Oromo Writing System
4. Sudanic Writing System
5. Nsibidi Writing System (Southern Nigeria)
6. Edo/Benin Writing Sytem
7. Tifinagh Writing System (Libyan ancient writing system) 
8. Bamum Writing System (now in Cameroon)
9. Kikakui Writing System ( Ancient Sierra Leone)
10. N'ko Writing System (Ancient Guinea)
11. Mandombe Writing System (Ancient Congo)
12. Shumom Writing System 
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📸 Edo, Bamum, Shamom and Kikakui writing system.

📸 Nsibidi, Oromo, N’ko and Mandombe Writing System.