When writing African safari would you have to capitalize the a in African?

You would capitalize the "A" in "African" when writing "African safari."

Here's why:

* Adjectives derived from proper nouns are capitalized: "African" is derived from the proper noun "Africa".

* Proper nouns are specific names: "Africa" is the name of a specific continent.

Therefore, "African safari" is the correct way to write it.