An Englishman finds his roots in East AfricaJonathan GornallShort Url https://arab.news/9quu9A migrant woman reunites with her child after arriving at Dover Harbour, Dover, Britain, August 9, 2020. Like all living people today my deepest roots lie in haplogroup L, a lineage that began with a single woman who lived in east Africa between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago. My particular branch of haplogroup L is L3, descended from a woman who lived in east Africa later, between 60,000 and 70,000 years ago. On this occasion, the migrants were Iranians, but there is a steady stream of the desperate making their way to the Channel from across North Africa and the Middle East. Jonathan Gornall is a British journalist, formerly with The Times, who has lived and worked in the Middle East and is now based in the UK.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 04, 2020 18:33 UTC