Services
Three core services, one continent’s worth of expertise — from family ancestry to cross-border probate and diaspora reconnection.
Discover, preserve, and understand your family history across Africa.
AfroGen specializes in African genealogical research, helping individuals, families, historians, and organizations discover, preserve, and understand their family histories across the African continent. Whether you are tracing your ancestry, identifying living relatives, documenting a family lineage, verifying family connections, or building a family tree, our team conducts thorough research using a combination of locally available sources.
Our researchers have extensive experience navigating the unique challenges of African family history research and work across multiple countries and regions to uncover meaningful family connections and historical evidence.
What we draw on
- Archival records
- Oral history
- Community investigations
- Church records
- School records
- Cemetery records
- Land records
Identify and locate heirs and next-of-kin throughout Africa.
AfroGen provides specialized probate and heir research services for law firms, estate administrators, fiduciaries, and probate professionals seeking to identify and locate heirs, beneficiaries, and next-of-kin throughout Africa.
Our team conducts comprehensive investigations to establish family relationships, verify kinship connections, locate living relatives, and gather supporting documentation required for estate administration and inheritance matters. Through our network of researchers across Africa, we help resolve complex cross-border heirship cases efficiently and professionally.
What we draw on
- Kinship verification
- Heir & beneficiary location
- Supporting documentation
- Cross-border heirship
- Estate administration
Reconnect the African diaspora with ancestral origins.
AfroGen helps individuals of African descent reconnect with their ancestral origins through transatlantic ancestry research. We work with descendants of the African diaspora across the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and other regions to explore ancestral connections to Africa.
Using a combination of historical records, DNA evidence, migration studies, oral histories, and on-the-ground African research, we help clients identify ancestral communities, trace family lines, and better understand their family's journey across generations — bridging the gap between Africa and its global diaspora.
What we draw on
- Historical records
- DNA evidence
- Migration studies
- Oral histories
- On-the-ground research
How we research
No single source tells the whole story. We combine four disciplines to build evidence that holds up.
Archival research
Church, civil, land, school, and cemetery records held in registries and archives across Africa.
Documentary research
Court files, estate papers, migration records, and colonial-era administrative files.
Field research
On-the-ground investigation in communities, carried out by researchers who know the local terrain.
Oral history
Testimony from elders and family, gathered and corroborated against the written record.
What you receive
A documented report
Findings written up clearly, with the reasoning and evidence behind every conclusion.
Verified sources
Copies and citations for the records we locate, so your findings can be checked and trusted.
Lineage & connections
Where the evidence supports it, a structured view of the family line and relationships.
Honest next steps
A candid view of what further research could achieve — and where the records reach their limit.
Working together
Consultation
We discuss your goals and what's realistically achievable.
Scoping
We define the research plan, the sources, and the expected outcomes.
Research
Our team works across archives, communities, and jurisdictions.
Findings
You receive a documented report — and clear next steps.
It depends on the scope and how accessible the records are. We give a realistic estimate after the initial consultation.
We're upfront about gaps. Some lines can be traced for generations; others reach a documented limit — and we tell you which before you commit.
Yes. Our probate and heir research is built for firms, fiduciaries, and estate administrators, with documentation suitable for legal use.
We research across East, West, Southern, and Central Africa, with established contacts in nine countries and growing.
Confidentially. Findings are shared only with you, or the firm you authorise — never resold or published without consent.
Book a consultation. We'll talk through your goals and recommend the right service and starting point.
Tell us about your project and we'll point you to the right starting place.
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