Songhai-Zarma

people
Also known as: Songhai-Zerma

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history of Niger

  • Niger
    In Niger: Early cultures

    …main ethnic groups are the Songhai-Zarma in the west, the Hausa in the centre, and the Kanuri in the east. The Hausa have always been the most numerous. They constitute nearly half of the total population of Niger.

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  • Niger
    In Niger: Colonial administration

    The Songhai-Zarma, on the other hand, responded to the French tax demands by engaging themselves as seasonal labourers in the coastal regions.

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