The Wangara, an Old Soninke Diaspora in West Africa? (Les Wangara, une vieille diaspora soninke d'Afrique de l'Ouest?)

The Wangara are a central element of a Soninke diaspora and go back for centuries in history, namely to the Soninke kingdom of Ghana. They were known as Wakoré, who probably obtained royal trade privileges. Certain groups holding the imamates in key settlements such as the Sa(gha)nogo, Kamaghaté, Di...

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Publié dans:Cahiers d'Études Africaines. - EHESS. - 40(2000), 158, Seite 281-308
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2000
Accès à la collection:Cahiers d'Études Africaines
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