Af·ri·can·ize 
(ăfrĭ-kə-nīz′)
(ăfrĭ-kə-nīz′)v. Af·ri·can·ized, Af·ri·can·iz·ing, Af·ri·can·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To make African or cause to have African characteristics, as in culture.
2. To transfer to African control: "the Government's plan to Africanize the service" (BBC Summary of World Broadcasts).
v.intr.
To become African.