what’s the difference between Nilic and Bantu? I’m a little hazy on non-Caucasoid history and differences
The Nilotic peoples started in the southern Sudan.LINK
The negroid groups south of Egypt were often invaded by Egypt, or traded with Egypt, and at one point even ran Egypt. However, their languages were different from the Bantu, and the DNA is still being argued.
They tend to be tall and thin, and usually herd cattle.
The Bantu are iron age farmers, who probably originated near Nigeria and worked their way south. LINK
The archeology of Africa is still being done, as are DNA studies, so expect the story to change. Check map here
and a lot of the "religious" wars you read about in Africa are fights between the cattle herders and the famers: Reminds me of the song from Oklahoma: "The cowboy and the farmer should be friends"