Fulani

Africapastoralists
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The Fulani are a widely dispersed group of Muslim pastoralists and agro-pastoralists living across the Sahel of West Africa, from Senegal to Chad. The pastoral Fulani are organized into lineages and clans, and follow a seasonal north-south migratory pattern. They maintain a symbiotic relationship with their sedentary cousins, trading dairy products for grain.

Identifier
Region
  • Africa
Subregion
  • Western Africa
Subsistence Type
  • pastoralists
Samples
Countries
  • Benin
  • Chad
  • Cameroon
  • Gambia, The
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Senegal
  • Burkina Faso