West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and
Wolof
Wolof or Wollof may refer to:
* Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mal ...
people. It is a variant of the Arabic name
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
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Academics
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Mamadou Diouf (historian)
Mamadou Diouf is the Leitner Family Professor of African Studies, the Director of Institute for African Studies, and a professor of Western African history at Columbia University.
He also serves as director of the Institute of African Studies a ...
, Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University
Arts and music
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MAMADOU Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad.
Academics
*Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African hi ...
, Senegalese band based in the United States
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Mamadou Diabaté
Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975) is a Malian musician known for his work with the kora. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording s ...
, Malian ''kora'' player
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Mamadou Diop (musician)
Mamadou Diop, also known as Modou Diop, is a Senegalese performing artist, now living in the United States. With his trademark West African rhythm guitar he has performed with the likes of Thione Seck, Baaba Maal, Jimi Mbaye, Orchestre Baobab, ...
, Senegalese rhythm guitarist and band leader
* Mamadou Konte, Senegalese music producer
Government
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Mamadou (mansa)
Mansa Mahmud II, also known as Mamadou, was mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire from 1481 to 1496.
Mansa Mahmud II's rule was characterized by more losses to Mali's old possessions and increased contact between Mali and Portuguese explor ...
, ruler of the Mali Empire
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Mamadou Blaise Sangaré
Mamadou Bakary "Blaise" Sangaré (born 16 November 1954) is a Malian politician. He is the President of the Social Democratic Convention (CDS-Mogotigiya).Mamadou Boye Bah
Mamadou Boye Bah (1 April 1930 – 26 May 2009) was a Guinean political figure and economist and was one of the leading opponents of the presidents Sékou Touré and Lansana Conté.
Bah had originally worked in the Touré government in the early 1 ...
, Guinean economist and politician
* Mamadou Kamara Dékamo, Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
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Mamadou Dembelé Mamadou Dembelé (21 January 1934 – 9 October 2016) was a Malian physician and politician. Dembelé served as List of prime ministers of Mali, Prime Minister of Mali from 6 June 1986 to 6 June 1988 under President Moussa Traoré. He was a member o ...
, Malian politician
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Mamadou Dia
Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was p ...
, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
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Mamadou Diop (politician)
Mamadou Diop (9 May 1936 – 26 March 2018) was a Senegalese politician, and a member of the central committee of the Socialist Party of Senegal. Diop was the mayor of the capital city of Dakar for 18 years between 1984 and 2002.
He was a member ...
, Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
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Mamadou Koulibaly
Mamadou Koulibaly (born 21 April 1957) is an Ivorian politician, Chairman oLIDER(Liberté et Démocratie pour la République), a classical liberal political party he founded in July 2011. Previously, he was President of the National Assembly o ...
, Ivorian politician
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Mamadou Lamine Loum
Mamadou Lamine Loum (born February 3, 1952 , Afrique-express.com .) is a , Senegalese politician, former prime minister
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Mamadou Maidah Mamadou Maidah (1924–2005) was a Nigerien politician and diplomat.
Mamadou was the Foreign Minister of Niger from 1963 to 1965, and a leading member of the ruling PPN-RDA party.
Mamadou—his surname—was born in Tessaoua in 1924, the child of ...
, Nigerien politician and diplomat
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Mamadou Ouédraogo
Mamadou Ouédraogo (1906 in Ouahigouya – 9 September 1978 in Ouahigouya) was a politician in the French Upper Volta.
One of the early leaders of the Voltaic Union
Voltaic Union (french: Union Voltaïque) was a political party in Upper Volta. ...
, French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
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Mamadou Samba Barry
New Social Democracy (in French: ''Nouvelle Démocratie Sociale, NDS'') is a political party in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an a ...
, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
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Mamadou Seck (politician)
Mamadou Seck is a Senegalese politician who was President of the National Assembly of Senegal from 2008 to 2012. He was briefly Minister of Finance and Economy in 2001, and he was Minister of Infrastructure, Equipment and Transport from 2002 to 2 ...
, Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
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Mamadou Sylla
Mamadou Sylla (born 25 January 1960) is a Guinean politician and business leader.
Born in Boké, in 1986 Sylla was one of several people given large amounts of rice by the Government to retail. Becoming wealthy, he moved to Conakry and became a ...
, Guinean judge and businessman
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Mamadou Tandja
Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNSD ...
, Nigerien politician, former president
Sports
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Mamadou Alimou Diallo
Mamadou Alimou Diallo (born 2 December 1984 in Conakry) is a Guinean former professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associ ...
, Guinean footballer
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Mamadou Bagayoko
Mamadou Bagayoko (born 21 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level.
Club career
Bagayoko was born in Paris. His debut at senior level came in 1999 for ...
, Malian footballer
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Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989)
Mamadou Bagayoko (born 31 December 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Rebecq in the Belgian Division 2.
Club career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Bagayoko began his career at Ivori ...
, Ivorian footballer
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Mamadou Bah
Mamadou Diouldé Bah (born 25 April 1988) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Raon-l'Étape. He represented the Guinea national team from 2008 to 2012.
Club career
Born in Conakry, Bah began his career at F ...
, Guinean footballer
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Mamadou Baldé
Mamadou Papys Baldé (born 12 December 1985) is a former footballer who played as a defender. He has played for French club Langon-Castets.Mamadou Camara, French footballer
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Mamadou Danso
Mamadou "Futty" Danso (born April 27, 1983) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
Career
College and amateur
Danso was recruited to play soccer for North Carolina Wesleyan College and also went on to play two years o ...
Mamadou Doumbia
Mamadou Doumbia (born 3 December 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Abidjan, Doumbia began his career with Académie de Sol Beni and was promoted to ASEC Mimosas in winter 1999–2000. I ...
, Ivorian footballer
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Mamadou Gueye (jumper)
Mamadou Gueye (born 15 March 1986) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.
Competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
*Long jump – 7.86 (Saint-Louis, SEN 2015)
*Tr ...
, Senegalese long and triple jumper
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Mamadou Gueye (sprinter)
Mamadou Gueye (born 1 April 1986) is a retired Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
In the 400 metres he finished sixth at the 2003 African Junior ChampionshipsMamadou N'Diaye (disambiguation), multiple people
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Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Hamidou Niang (born 13 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is t ...
, Senegalese footballer
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Mamadou Sakho
Mamadou Sakho (born 13 February 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Sakho began his career at Paris FC before moving to Paris Saint-Germain's youth system in 2002. In October 200 ...
, French footballer of Senegalese descent
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Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1986)
Mamadou Samassa (born 1 May 1986) is a footballer who plays as a forward and is currently a free agent. He primarily plays in the lead striker role. Born in France, he is a former French under-21 international, but switched allegiance to Mal ...
, French-born Malian international footballer also of Senegalese descent
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Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)
Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is now a free agent.
Born in France, he represented the country at under-18, under-19, and under-20 levels, but represented Mali at full int ...
Mamadou Tall
Mamadou Tall (born 4 December 1982) is a former Burkinabé football player.
He was part of the Burkinabé 2002 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of group B in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification fo ...
, Burkina Faso footballer
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Mamadou Wague Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé peoples, Mandé and Wolof people, Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad (name), Muhammad.
Academics
*Mamadou Diouf (histor ...
, French footballer
* Mamadou Zaré, Ivorian football manager
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Mamadou Zongo
Mamadou "Bebeto" Zongo (born 8 October 1980) is a Burkinabé football coach and former player who played as a striker.
Club career
Zongo was born in Bobo-Dioulasso. He signed on a free transfer for Romanian club U Cluj in November 2007 and ha ...
, Burkina Faso footballer
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Moussa Moussa (sometimes spelled Mousa) is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name '' Mūsā'' ( ar, موسی, " Moses"). Notable people with the name include:
Given name: Moussa
* Moussa Ag Amastan, Amenokal of th ...
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Muhammad (name)
Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَم ...