Abstract: Philosophy, a discipline as old as the human faculty of reason has its thrust on the good life for man. It employs the instrumentality of contemplation, reflection, analysis and criticism to arrive at truth. African thinkers tailor their thoughts towards addressing the lacuna in the schemata of things as it affects the general existential lives of her people. African philosophy has its orientation in communalism as contra-distinguished from Western philosophy which is individualistic in outlook. This is also reflected in the African and Western ontology, respectively. The excursus in this research is to show the distinctive features of African thought process and its underlying influence as rooted in her culture and tradition. The work also attempts to highlight the effort put forward by African thinkers which has laid to rest the debate as to the existence of African philosophy.