Mafa peopleThe Mafa, natively called Mofa, is an ethnic group localized in northern Cameroon and Nigeria. HistoryThe Mafahay, a Mafa tribe, migrated from and (which is west of Durum, Mofu proper), towards the northwest. The Bulahay tribe, meanwhile, migrated to the west, alongside the southern borders of the present Mafa territory. Eventually they also migrated northwards where the two tribes gradually intermixed, becoming the present-day Mafa.
LamidoLamido (Adlam: 𞤂𞤢𞤥𞤭𞤣𞤮, pl. lamibe𞤂𞤢𞤥𞤭𞤦𞤫 or lamidos) is the Anglicisation of a term from the Fula language or Fulfulde, used to refer to a ruler. In the language it is properly laamiiɗo (𞤂𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤭𞥅𞤯𞤮, pl. laamiiɓe𞤂𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤭𞥅𞤩𞤫), derived from the verbal root laamu- meaning "leadership", and hence may be translated more specifically as "leader".
MarouaMaroua (Fula: Marwa, مَرْوَ, 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the and , in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 census, consisting mainly of the Fulbe/Fulani ethnic group. HistoryThe city was occupied by the Guiziga in the 17th century and the Mofu in the 18th century.
Mandara MountainsThe Mandara Mountains are a volcanic range extending about 190 km (about 120 mi) along the northern part of the Cameroon–Nigeria border, from the Benue River in the south (9.3°N 12.8°E / 9.3; 12.8) to the north-west of Maroua in the north (11.0°N 13.9°E / 11.0; 13.9). The highest elevation is the summit of Mount Oupay, at 1,494 m (4,900 ft) above sea level (10°53′N 13°47′E).
Mayo-TsanagaMayo-Tsanaga is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,393 km2 and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 699,971. The capital of the department is at Mokolo. It is located within the Mandara Mountains, on the border with Nigeria.
MadagaliMadagaliListen or Madagli is a town and local government area in Adamawa State, Nigeria, adjacent to the border with Cameroon. HistoryThe name comes from a spear ('gali') of a Marghi named Madu. The Local Government Area was created in 1991 when Taraba State was created out of Gongola state. It borders Michika to the south, Askira uba to the west, Gwoza local government area to the north and the Republic of Cameroon to the east.
KoussériKousséri (from Arabic: قصورquṣūr meaning "palaces"), founded and known as Mser in the indigenous Mser language, is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon. It is the capital of the Logone-et-Charidepartment. It is a market town, and its population has recently been swollen by refugees from Chad. It had a population of 89,123 at the 2005 Census. The majority of the population are Shuwa Arabs with Chadian Arabic used as the lingua franca.
CameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean.
NatronNatron is a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na2CO3·10H2O, a kind of soda ash) and around 17% sodium bicarbonate (also called baking soda, NaHCO3) along with small quantities of sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. Natron is white to colourless when pure, varying to gray or yellow with impurities. Natron deposits are sometimes found in saline lake beds which arose in arid environments.
Far North Region (Cameroon)The Far North Region, also known as the Extreme North Region (from French: Région de l'Extrême-Nord; (Fulfulde: woilare) is the northernmost and most populous constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the North Region to the south, Chad to the east, and Nigeria to the west. The capital is Maroua. The province is one of Cameroon's most culturally diverse. Over 50 different ethnic groups populate the area, including the Shuwa Arabs, Fulani, and Kapsiki.
YagouaYagoua is a town and commune in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the capital of the department of Mayo-Danay.
Fula peopleEthnic group in the Sahel and West AfricaEthnic groupThe Fula people, Fulani people, or Fulɓe are an ethnic group in the Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, and regions near the Red Sea coast in Sudan. There are between 25 and 40 million Fulani worldwide. A third of the Fula — 7 to 10 million—are pastoralists.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.