Ethnic groups in the Gambia

ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa

West African ethnic group

West African ethnic group, largest in Senegal

ethnic group in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.

West African ethnic group

African people living in Senegal, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau

ethnic group

ethnic group in Guinea, Gunea-Bissau and Senegal

ethnic group

ethnic group

ethnic group in Guinea-Bissau

Ethnicity in Africa

The Jakhanke -- also spelled Jahanka, Jahanke, Jahanque, Jahonque, Diakkanke, Diakhanga, Diakhango, Dyakanke, Diakhanké, Diakanké, or Diakhankesare -- are a Manding-speaking ethnic group in the Senegambia region, often classified as a subgroup of the larger Soninke. The Jakhanke have historically constituted a specialized caste of professional Muslim clerics (ulema) and educators. They are centered on one larger group in Guinea, with smaller populations in the eastern region of The Gambia, Senegal, and in Mali near the Guinean border. Although generally considered a branch of the Soninke (also