Sankofa
Your African Bloodline, Traced Across the Diaspora
A DNA ancestry report built for the African diaspora and continental Africans. We model your genome against over 230 regional populations spanning West Africa (Bight of Benin, Bight of Biafra, Senegambia, the Gold Coast), Central Africa (Kongo-Angola, Cameroon, Gabon), the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia), East Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar, plus the European, Amerindian and Asian layers your community absorbed through history.
- 🌍 230+ African regional reference populations, whole-continent coverage
- 🧬 Y-DNA & mtDNA haplogroups from your raw file
- 🗺️ European, Amerindian & South/East Asian admixture layers
- 📜 AI-interpreted narrative of your family's journey
Choose Your Community
Pick the community closest to your background. The model itself always compares your DNA against the full 230+ population reference panel (all African regions plus European, Amerindian and Asian proxies); your choice just tailors the report's framing and narrative.
African American (United States)
Afro-Caribbean
Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Latino (other Latin America)
Indian Ocean Creole (Mauritius, Réunion)
Continental African
239 Reference Populations
Bight of Benin (Nigeria, Yoruba)
Bight of Biafra (Nigeria, Igbo)
Bight of Biafra (Nigeria, Esan)
Upper Guinea Coast (Sierra Leone, Mende)
Senegambia
Senegambia (Mandinka)
Senegambia (Wolof)
Gold Coast (Ghana, Akan)
West-Central Africa (Kongo/Angola)
Sahel (Fulani)
Sahel (Hausa)
East African Bantu
Southeast African Bantu
Southwest African Bantu
Madagascar (Malagasy)
Southern Africa (Zulu)
Southern Africa (Xhosa)
Horn of Africa (Somali)
Horn of Africa (Amhara)
Horn of Africa (Oromo)
East Africa (Kikuyu)
Central Africa (Cameroon, Tikar)
Southwest Africa (Ovambo)
Amerindian proxy
Northwestern European
Western European
Southwestern European (Iberia)
Northeastern European
Southern European
Southeastern European (Balkans)
South Asian (Indian Ocean)
East Asian (Indian Ocean)
Middle East - Levant
Middle East - Mesopotamia
Middle East - Arabian Peninsula
Middle East - Yemen
Horn of Africa (Ethiopia)
Sahel/Sudan (Chad, Sudan)
Sahel (Mali)
Central Africa (Cameroon)
Southeast Africa (Malawi)
Sub-Saharan Africa (general)
Horn of Africa (Eritrea)
Central Africa (Gabon)
East Africa (Tanzania)
Southwest Africa (Namibia)
Great Lakes (Rwanda/Burundi)
Gold Coast (Ghana)
East Africa (Kenya)
Southern Africa (San/Khoisan)
Sahel (Mauritania)
Central Africa (Mbuti Pygmy)
Southern Africa (Sotho)
East Africa (Uganda)
North Africa - Morocco
North Africa - Morocco (Berber)
North Africa - Algeria
North Africa - Algeria (Berber)
North Africa - Algeria (Tuareg)
North Africa - Tunisia
North Africa - Tunisia (Berber)
North Africa - Libya
North Africa - Egypt
North Africa - Egypt (Copt)
Central Africa (Baka Pygmy)
Great Lakes (DRC/Uganda)
Sahel (Burkina Faso)
Southeast Africa (Mozambique)
Southern Africa (Pedi)
Southern Africa (Tswana)
North Africa (Algeria)
North Africa (Algeria, Berber)
North Africa (Egypt)
North Africa (Libya)
North Africa (Morocco)
North Africa (Morocco, Berber)
North Africa (Tunisia)
North Africa (Tunisia, Berber)
🔬 How your result is computed
Your result is computed by genetic similarity: we measure the distance between your genetic profile and each reference population, then find the mixture that best reproduces your DNA. Every reference population in our panel uses real, official G25 coordinates (published academic ancient-DNA studies and the official Global25 dataset) — none of our reference data is simulated or synthetic. Large, distinct signals (your African regional origin, your colonial-era European admixture) are reliable; populations that overlap genetically are harder to separate precisely, especially if you are heavily mixed. We say this plainly because honesty matters more than a flashy number.
Get your Sankofa report
Select your community above, then confirm your email. We send you a secure link to upload your DNA (raw file or G25 coordinates) and generate your personalised report.
See two real Sankofa reports
Two full example reports, flip through every page: regional African breakdown, European & Amerindian layers, best-fit mixture models, ancient ancestral roots, the interactive map and the AI narrative.
🇫🇷 Jean-Claude · Metropolitan France, Martinique & French Guiana
Family roots across metropolitan France, Martinique and French Guiana: Iberian-majority European ancestry with Cameroon/Nigeria African admixture, plus a deep ancestral Celtic La Tène signal.
🇪🇹 Hermela · Ethiopia (Oromo)
A near-100% Horn of Africa profile, with Ethiopian Oromo among her closest reference populations and a deep ancestral link to Kenya's Pastoral Neolithic herders.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the Sankofa report for?
It is built for people of predominantly Sub-Saharan African (SSA) ancestry across the diaspora: African American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Latino, and continental Africans. If you are mostly of non-African background, the models are calibrated for African-descended profiles and the fit will be poor; our Advanced Ancestry Report works better in that case.
Do I need to have taken a DNA test already?
Yes. Upload your raw DNA file from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA or LivingDNA or paste your G25 coordinates. We auto-detect your Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups from the raw file.
What African regions does the test detect?
We model your DNA against over 230 regional African reference populations covering the whole continent: West Africa (Bight of Benin/Yoruba, Bight of Biafra/Igbo & Esan, Senegambia/Mandinka & Wolof, the Gold Coast/Akan, Upper Guinea/Mende, the Sahel/Fulani & Hausa), Central Africa (Kongo/Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Mbuti Pygmy), the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia/Amhara & Oromo, Eritrea, Somalia), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the Great Lakes), Southern Africa (Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, San/Khoisan, Namibia) and Madagascar.
Does it detect European or Amerindian admixture?
Yes. The report models the European colonial layer (British/Northwestern European for African American USA, Iberian for Afro-Caribbean/Afro-Brazilian/Afro-Latino, French for Haiti) and any Amerindian admixture from intermarriage with Native peoples of the Americas.
How much does it cost and what do I get?
€15. A full PDF report with your African regional ancestry breakdown, European and Amerindian admixture layers, best-fit ancestry models with their fits, closest reference populations, Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups (if raw file provided), and a narrative interpreted by Claude AI in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese.