HAUSA PEOPLE: AFRICA`S LARGEST
SCATTERED WARRIOR TRIBE AND
TRADERS WHO RESPECT THEIR
CULTURE
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The Hausa (also known as Hausawa, Haoussa, Ausa, Habe, Mgbakpa) are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa and the largest ethnic group in Africa.
They are a chiefly located in the Shelia areas of northern Nigeria and
southeastern Niger, with significant numbers also living in parts of Cameroon, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Chad and Sudan.
Predominantly Hausa communities are scattered throughout West Africa and on the traditional Hajj route across the Sahara Desert, especially around the town of Agadez.
A few Hausa have also moved to large coastal cities in the region such as Lagos, Accra, Kumasi and Cotonou, as well as to parts of North Africa like Libya. Most Hausa, however, are concentrated in small villages or towns in West Africa, where they grow crops or raise livestock, including cattle.
They speak the Hausa language, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic group.
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