Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso

There are numerous ethnic groups in Burkina Faso. The most predominant group are the Mossi, about 40% of the population. They are mainly farmers and live in the central portions of the country.

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The Bobo people, the second largest ethnic group (about one million), are mostly farmers, artisans, and metalworkers living in the southwest around Bobo-Dioulasso.

Other groups include the Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Mande, and the semi-nomadic Fulani[1] who inhabit the areas near the country’s northern borders. The number of nomads in the north has diminished since the Sahelian drought of the 1970s.

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References
  1. French: Peul; Fula: Fulɓe
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