Reconstructing African thought requires philosophy, anthropology, and history together.

Evidence

Kresse (2002, pp. 29–33) reminds us that philosophical discourse is part of social life. Explicitly acknowledging and integrating this angle into research can only be fertile for the field of African philosophy … In the reconstruction of the histories of the various (especially the oral) traditions of philosophical thought in Africa, philosophy, anthropology, and history must necessarily be partners. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 352