(Exodus 13:11) "And it shall be, when the L–rd brings you to the land of the Canaanite": Canaan merited that the land be called by his name. What did he do (to deserve this)? When Canaan heard that Israel would enter the land, he arose and made way for them — whereupon the Holy One Blessed be He said: You made way for My children: I will call the land by your name and I will give you a land as beautiful as yours. Which is that? Africa.
It Shall Be, When the Lord Brings You
Mekhilta Tractate Pischa 18:1