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Fulani and Hausa: What’s the difference?

by omotolani

Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria.

The Hausa and Fulani are two ethnic groups that were formerly distinct but are now intermixed to the extent of being regarded as one inseparable ethnic nation.

Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria especially in and around the centers of Sokoto, Kano, and Katsina which were important markets centers on the southern section of the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes in the past.

Before the advent of the Fulani, the Hausa had established well-organized city-states. These states included Katsina, Daura, Kano Zazzau (Zaria), Biram, Gobir, and Borno.

Some of these were however conquered and re-established by the Fulani. A few other kingdoms such as Katagum, Hadejia, and Gombe were then founded.

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