Libu
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The Libu (or Ribou or Labu) were a tribe of ancient Libyans first attested in ancient Egyptian texts from the New Kingdom, especially from the Ramesside Period. The name of this tribe was adopted by the Greeks for "Libya" and its inhabitants, as well as for north Africa in general.
The historian Herodotus like other writers would apply this name to the whole continent of Africa.
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