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🇳🇪 Peoples of Niger

6 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Niger, best known first.

BerbersImaziɣen 🇲🇦 Morocco and 8 moreIndigenous peoples of North Africa with deep roots in the Maghreb About 25 million, Afroasiatic FulaniFulɓe 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 21 moreCattle herders and farmers spread across West and Central Africa About 39 million, Atlantic-Congo (Niger-Congo) HausaHausawa 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 20 moreA major West African people of the Sahel and savanna, known for trade and Islamic heritage About 86 million, Afro-Asiatic SoninkeSoninké 🇲🇱 Mali and 10 moreMande-speaking people of West Africa, founders of the ancient Ghana Empire About 2.8 million, Mande Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic Sanhaja 🇲🇦 Morocco and 9 moreA historic Berber confederation spread across North and West Africa Afro-Asiatic

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.