Bambara: people of Mali, Burkina Faso

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5.6 million Bambara (Mandinka): Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast

Bambara (Mandinka) people live in the Sahelian region (Trade and Business in West Africa)

Bambara or Banmana: “those who refused to submit” (to the Mali Empire)
Mali is the country with the largest Bambara population
1. Bambara is the mayor Malian ethnic group
2. Bambara live in:
  1. Centre-East of Mali
  2. Ségou and Niono
  3. Bélédougou (Bamako)
  4. Kaarta (Kita, Nioro, Koulikoro)
  5. Sikasso
Others countries with significant Bambara populations are:
1. Burkina Faso
2. Ivory Coast
3. Guinea
4. Gambia
5. Guinea-Bissau
6. Mauritania
7. Niger
8. Senegal
The language of the Bambara is Bambara (Niger-Congolese Language, Mande branch)
1. Bambara is the main language of Mali (50% of the Malian people)
The main religions of the Bambara are Sunni Islam and the Bambara traditional Religion (God: Maa Ngala)

The Bambara puppet (Bamana) of Mali, used in various rituals to amuse the public (Source: Jesús Arjona Muñoz, African Art Exhibition: “The Animal, A Sacred Symbol”):
Bambara puppet Bamana, Mali

Bambara groups:
1. Diawaras
2. Diakhankés
3. Dyula
4. Khassonké
5. Malinke
6. Mandinka
7. Minianka
8. Susu
Some patronymics of Bambaraː Coulibaly, Diarra, Dembélé, Keita, Sakhanokho or Traoré
19th Century: Bambara Kingdom of Ségou and Kaarte

Mask Bambara of Lion (Source: Jesús Arjona Muñoz):
Mask Bambara of Lion, Mali

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Principle of Racial Harmony (EENI, Kwegyir Aggrey)

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