ABIDJAN, March 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Burkina Faso court has opened an investigation into social media posts calling for the "extermination" of the Fulani people, an ethnic group regularly stigmatised ...

The Fulani community in Plateau State has dismissed allegations that it is plotting attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi, ...

Ethnicity was a critical factor in the delay of Nigeria’s independence till 1960. The Fulani-dominated North insisted that they were not ready for independence at an earlier date. Ethnicity also ...

The researchers collected biological samples and anthropological information from over 460 Fulani participants across 18 locations in Africa. The team found correlations between culture ...

In this article, we explore Nigeria’s ethnic diversity, listing the ethnic groups within each state.

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

The Fulani, a nomadic group with a culture of herding and a dietary reliance on livestock-sourced foods, such as milk, have long been observed to have better protection against malaria compared to ...

Militias linked to Burkina Faso's military junta are allegedly behind a massacre in western Burkina Faso. Human Rights Watch ...

Nigerian Christian leaders are seeking clemency for a Christian farmer given the death sentence for killing a Fulani herdsman ...

Bandits have kidnapped the Wakilin Fulani of Janjala, Alhaji Atah Adamu Wakili, along with a nursing mother and 37 other residents during a violent attack on the community in Kagarko Local ...

A Human Rights Watch report implicates government-allied militias in a civilian massacre in Burkina Faso, urging authorities to investigate and address the violence. Ethnic Fulani are alleged victims, ...