If so was there kingdoms around the South of Africa during this time? If not then why wasn't it every colonized?
There's always room for discussion, but perhaps these previous topics will answer your inquiry.
How accepted is the hypothesis that Phoenician sailors circumnavigated Africa in antiquity? by /u/mythoplokos
Did Phoenicians circumnavigate Africa in the 6th/7th century BCE? - /u/khosikulu
Phoenician trade routes around Africa? - /u/khosikulu and /u/Aerandir
Hanno The Navigator - /u/khosikulu
Is it true that the Phoenicians founded colonies on the West African coast, and if so how successful were they? -/u/sisulusghost
I heard recently that Herodotus mentioned a story wherein Phoenician sailors circumnavigated Africa in antiquity. Do modern scholars believe this anecdote to be true? - /u/jamillian agrees, while /u/AbouBenAdhem allows for the possibility