What does it mean to be African?

What does it mean to be African? Is this the question that needs to be addressed?

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“Being African is a gift God gave us.

In 2012 I was in America and a close female white friend told me ‘I wish I had your skin’. I said what do you mean? She said she wished her skin was black”.

https://identitiesmedia.com/2022/04/05/my-black-is-breath-taking-beautiful/