The character's name, Malaïka Dotou Sankofa, comes from "Malaaka" which means angel in Senegal's Wolof laguage and "Malaïka" which has the same meaning in Swahili. "Dotou" means "stay strong, determined" in the Fon language of Benin, where Laeïla is from. Sankofa means "return and get it" in Ghana's symbol language, Adinkra. It touches on the importance of learning from the past.

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