1 AFRICAN CONCEPT OF MAN AND HIS DESTINY BY AJAYI KEHINDE TEMITOPE EMMANUEL Introduction The concept of man and his destiny is a phenomenon that cuts across almost all cultures, and Africa is not an exception to this fact. As a matter of fact, the concept of man is a question that has been widely considered and knowing who man is, has never been fully unfolded and so, some scholars have come out to say man is an enigma unto himself. So the concept of man is a universal phenomenon. Destiny on the other hand is also a concept that has a wide consideration by almost all of the cultures of the earth. The concept destiny is in fact, a metaphysical phenomenon. It holds that whatever has happened to an individual, whatever is happening to him now, and whatever will become of him in future has been designed to happen that way. “A person’s destiny determines his or her success or failure, personality, luck or ill luck” 1 . Though the concept of man and his destiny is a universal phenomenon, we shall in this paper consider it from African perspective and in doing this, we shall consider some African cultures to see how they all view Man and his destiny. Some of these tribes will include the Akan, Esan, and Yoruba and so on. 1 Jeffo L.J. and Roux, A.P.J., Metaphysical Thinking in Africa in P.H. Coetzee and A.P.J. Roux. eds. The African Philosophy Reader, London: Routledge, 1998, p. 147