The thesis explores the nature of African systems of thought and their relation with scientificrnknowledge. These thought systems can be manifested in different practices in Africa. Some ofrnthem are religious and spiritual, others are also magico-religious and most others are scientificrnpractices. By each one of these practices, Africans since antiquity are being supported and leadrntheir lives. We can see, like medical practices of traditional African healers among other notablernpractices. But despite this fact, many scholars and thinkers both abroad and inside Africa have norninspiring and positive views about the meaningful efforts of Africans in areas of science and alsornphilosophy. But I found that Africa does not deserve at least this derogatory labeling for allrnthought systems as mere superstition and magic, because it is the granary of different importantrnscientific practices that have equal and sometimes better validity than the Western modernrnscientific practices in some areas like medicine. Therefore, this leads us to the idea that African efforts for science and technology is left aside and instead the spiritual and magical activities aretaken to the center as the major bodies of thought of Africans. So, in this thesis, I argued that there are valid and effective scientific practices both in the Ancient and the present timesalthough there has been many influences from the Western culture and science