You think there isn't any african myths or stories that are passed down through word of mouth today that they could use? you think there weren't records of sub-Saharan Africa made by others before? of course there was.
Like why don't they make a story about this Ethiopian king from 200 years ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewodros_II
You think there isn't any african myths or stories that are passed down through word of mouth today that they could use? you think there wasn't any other group who might have visited sub-Saharan Africa and recorded what they saw? of course there is.
Like why don't they make a story about this Ethiopian king from 200 years ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewodros_II
You think there isn't any african myths or stories that are passed down through word of mouth today that they could use? you think there wasn't any other group who might have visited sub-Saharan Africa and recorded what they saw? of course there is.