Mandé people

West African ethnic group

ethnic group in Burkina Faso and Mali

ethnic group in Mali and Niger

ethnic group in West Africa

West African ethnic group

ethnic group

ethnic group in Burkina Faso and Ghana

ethnic group of West Africa

ethnic group in Liberia and Guinea; known as Loma in Liberia and as Toma in Guinea

major ethnic group in Sierra Leone

ethnic group in Guinea and Sierra Leone

Guinea-Bissau activist

Sierra Leonan-American anthropologist

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