The Hausa skill in horse riding is also thought ... (The Fulbe are nomadic people who today travel through much of northern West Africa.) These were mounted from the states of Futa Jalon and ...

The novels and films about the big West African ethnic group Hausa are very popular, albeit barely penetrating the language border. Carmen McCain has not just done her doctorate on Hausa literature ...

1. Ghana Ghana is a West African country sharing a border with Nigeria. Hausa began settling down in Ghana about 500 years ago. The first settlers resided in the Northern part of Ghana.

ISLAMIC REFORM AND CONQUEST IN WEST AFRICA By the 14th century the ruling elite of the Hausa city states were all Muslim. They comprised Gobir (most northern), Katsina, Kano, Zazzau (the most ...