<P> Paich said: </P> <P> At the beginning of the' 80s I watched a late night documentary on TV about all the terrible death and suffering of the people in Africa . It both moved and appalled me, and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head . I tried to imagine how I'd feel about if I was there and what I'd do . </P> <P> In 2015, Paich explained that the song is about a man's love of a continent, Africa, rather than just a personal romance . In 2018, Paich explained the song is about a person flying in to meet a lonely missionary . As a child, Paich attended a Catholic school . Several of the teachers had done missionary work in Africa, and this became the inspiration behind the line "I bless the rains down in Africa ." </P> <P> Paich was playing around with a new keyboard and found the brassy sound that became the opening riff . He started humming a melody and by the chorus, the words just came to him . </P>

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