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Senufo (Mali, Burkina, Ivory Coast)

Senufo: people of Burkina Faso, Mali and Ivory Coast. Doctorate in Business in Africa

Senufo people (Siéna) live in West Africa:

  1. Burkina Faso
  2. Mali (South, Sikasso region)
  3. In Ivory Coast (North, Tengrela and Korhogo, 9,7% of the Ivorian population, 1.7 million people)

Senufo Subgroups in Ivory Coast:

  1. Fodonon
  2. Tagouana (Katiola)
  3. Kafibélé
  4. Pongala
  5. Niarafolo (Ferkessédougou)
  6. Tchébara (Korhogo)
  7. Gbatos
  8. Nafanra (Komborodougou)

1,5 million people speak Senufo languages (Niger-Congo) in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mali

  1. Fotamana = welcome

Senufo Mask “Kponyugo” (Ivory Coast), belonging to the secret society (Source: Jesús Arjona Muñoz, African Art Exhibition: “The Animal, A Sacred Symbol”):
Senufo Mask Kponyugo (Ivory Coast)

Senufo Kpelie masks
Senufo Kpelie masks, Ivory Coast

Calao is the primordial representation of Senufo

Calao Senufo (Ivory Coast)

African Student, International Business

  1. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
  2. Doctorate in African Business

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