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Kabila

Peoples of Africa

From the Sahara to the Kalahari: herders, farmers, foragers and kingdoms. 63 peoples on Kabila so far.

🇪🇬 Egypt 29🇲🇦 Morocco 23🇪🇹 Ethiopia 15🇸🇩 Sudan 15🇩🇿 Algeria 14🇱🇾 Libya 14🇲🇱 Mali 12🇿🇦 South Africa 9🇹🇳 Tunisia 9🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 7🇬🇭 Ghana 7🇰🇪 Kenya 7🇲🇷 Mauritania 7🇧🇼 Botswana 6🇨🇲 Cameroon 6🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 6🇳🇦 Namibia 6🇳🇪 Niger 6🇸🇳 Senegal 6🇸🇸 South Sudan 6🇺🇬 Uganda 6🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 6🇹🇩 Chad 5🇪🇷 Eritrea 5🇳🇬 Nigeria 5🇬🇲 The Gambia 5🇧🇯 Benin 4🇨🇫 Central African Republic 4🇬🇦 Gabon 4🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 4🇲🇿 Mozambique 4🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 4🇹🇿 Tanzania 4🇹🇬 Togo 4🇦🇴 Angola 3🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 3🇸🇿 Eswatini 3🇬🇳 Guinea 3🇿🇲 Zambia 3🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2🇩🇯 Djibouti 2🇱🇸 Lesotho 2🇱🇷 Liberia 2🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 2🇸🇴 Somalia 2🇪🇭 Western Sahara 2🇲🇬 Madagascar 1🇲🇼 Malawi 1🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
BerbersImaziɣen 🇲🇦 Morocco and 8 moreIndigenous peoples of North Africa with deep roots in the Maghreb About 25 million, Afroasiatic ZuluamaZulu 🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 moreLargest ethnic group in South Africa, known for beadwork and the Umhlanga ceremony About 11 million, Bantu (Nguni subgroup) Maasai 🇰🇪 Kenya and 1 morePastoralists of Kenya and Tanzania known for cattle herding and vibrant culture About 2.1 million, Nilo-Saharan YorubaÌran Yorùbá 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major West African people rooted in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo About 53 million, Volta-Niger (Niger–Congo) FulaniFulɓe 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 21 moreCattle herders and farmers spread across West and Central Africa About 39 million, Atlantic-Congo (Niger-Congo) San 🇳🇦 Namibia and 5 moreIndigenous hunter-gatherers of southern Africa with ancient roots About 160,000, Khoe, Kxʼa, and Tuu IgboŃdị́ Ìgbò 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria with a rich history and diaspora About 42 million, 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 Somalis 🇸🇴 Somalia and 6 morePastoral and trading people native to the Horn of Africa About 28 million, Cushitic (Afroasiatic) Pygmy peoples 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 7 moreShort-statured hunter-gatherer groups of the Congo Basin and Central Africa About 920,000 AfarQafár 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreNomadic herders of the Horn of Africa's deserts and coasts About 3.4 million, Afroasiatic, Cushitic Khoikhoi 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 morePastoralist indigenous people of Southern Africa, known for herding and clan traditions About 333,000, Khoe OromoOromoo 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 moreCushitic-speaking people of Ethiopia and Kenya, known for the gadaa system About 25 million, Cushitic KikuyuAgĩkũyũ 🇰🇪 KenyaLargest ethnic group of Kenya's central highlands, known for farming and rich traditions About 8.1 million, Bantu Amhara 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 moreSemitic-speaking people of Ethiopia's north and central highlands About 20 million, Ethiopian Semitic Dogon 🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreMask dances, sculpture, and tradition in Mali's Bandiagara cliffs About 800,000, Niger–Congo Mandinka 🇬🇳 Guinea and 9 moreDescendants of the Mali Empire living across West Africa About 11 million, Mande Wolof 🇸🇳 Senegal and 2 moreLargest ethnic group of Senegal, with deep roots in the Senegambia region About 7.9 million, Niger–Congo, West Atlantic branch Shona 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 4 moreThe largest Bantu-speaking group of Zimbabwe, known for stone sculpture and mbira music About 16 million, Bantu HimbaOvaHimba 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreSemi-nomadic pastoralists of northern Namibia and southern Angola About 50,000, Bantu (Niger–Congo) NubiansNⲟⲃⲓ̄ 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Nile valley between southern Egypt and northern Sudan About 5 million, Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Sudanic branch) MossiMooaga 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 5 moreLargest ethnic group of Burkina Faso, known for their kingdoms and Mooré language About 11 million, Gur (Niger–Congo) SwaziEmaswati 🇸🇿 Eswatini and 3 moreNguni-speaking people of Eswatini and South Africa, led by twin monarchs About 2.5 million, Bantu (Nguni branch) SoninkeSoninké 🇲🇱 Mali and 10 moreMande-speaking people of West Africa, founders of the ancient Ghana Empire About 2.8 million, Mande TswanaBatswana 🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa About 7.1 million, Bantu SothoBasotho 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreA Sotho-Tswana people of Lesotho and South Africa, known for their language and history. About 7.3 million, Bantu KalenjinBiikap Kuutiit 🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreA cluster of Nilotic-speaking peoples of Kenya's Rift Valley and beyond About 7.5 million, Southern Nilotic (Nilo-Saharan) Ovambo 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola About 2.2 million, Bantu Baganda 🇺🇬 UgandaLargest ethnic group of Uganda, organized by clans in the Buganda kingdom About 7 million, Bantu ZenataIznaten 🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreA major Berber tribal confederation of the Maghreb, once nomadic and semi-nomadic Historical, Afro-Asiatic (Berber branch) Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic Banu Hilal 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 moreArab tribal confederation from Najd, known for their 11th-century migration to North Africa About 250,000, Semitic BarghawataBuṛɣwaṭa 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber confederation of 29 tribes on Morocco's Atlantic coast, 8th–11th centuries Historical Sanhaja 🇲🇦 Morocco and 9 moreA historic Berber confederation spread across North and West Africa Afro-Asiatic Banu Ifran 🇩🇿 Algeria and 3 moreA Zenata Berber tribe of North Africa, founders of Tlemcen and rulers in Andalusia Historical Iteso 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreNilotic farmers and herders of eastern Uganda and western Kenya About 2.8 million, Nilotic Meshwesh 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreAncient Libyan tribe that once ruled parts of Egypt Historical Rashaida 🇪🇷 Eritrea and 2 moreNomadic camel herders of the Red Sea coastal plains in Sudan and Eritrea About 180,000, Afro-Asiatic Banu Sulaym 🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in the Hejaz, now prominent in Cyrenaica, Libya Semitic Libu 🇱🇾 Libya and 1 moreAncient Berber tribe of Libya, known from Egyptian records Historical Kutama 🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreA Berber tribe from northern Algeria, key to the rise of the Fatimid Caliphate Historical Qadhadhfa 🇱🇾 LibyaAn influential Arab Ashraf tribe centered in Sirte, Libya Afro-Asiatic GogoWagogo 🇹🇿 TanzaniaBantu farmers and herders of Tanzania's Dodoma Region About 1.3 million, Bantu Vadoma 🇿🇼 ZimbabweHunter-gatherers of northern Zimbabwe known for inherited ectrodactyly About 22,000 Lugbara 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreFarmers and herders of Uganda and the Congo, known for guineafowl and rich traditions About 2.1 million, Central Sudanic MiknasaImeknasen 🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreZenata Berber tribe from the Aurès mountains and Ouarsenis region Historical Beni Hassan 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 3 moreBedouin Arab tribe of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria Arabic Doukkala 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber-Arab tribal confederation of Morocco's Atlantic plains About 360,000, Afro-Asiatic
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