African Ancestry Revealed: Brigida Mack and Delano Little

[@willystar4007]

As native african, I can guarante that the DNA results fit exactly what we see in your face. All natives african could guess your tribe before having the results. We knew it for many years. We could not tell you before. Now, it's your pleasure to know by yourselves. We knew it many years ago. A native of Senegal in West Africa

[@bilialeilan9038]

I'm African American and constantly in the past I would have African natives approach me in America asking me if I was Nigerian. I would just say I was born in America but I'm still African. Years later after doing research and learning more about my great great grandmother I learned that her parents were sold as slaves in Virginia and transported to Mississippi to be slaves. The history of black people in Virginia between 1760 and 1860 were all descendants of the beautiful Nigerian people.

[@user-ce5yh3zx4v]

I agree. I can't explain how we can tell most of the time but you just know

[@weizekid]

@@bilialeilan9038 wow Markus I love the fact that you took the time to put the effort and discover your ancestry. I'm so excited for you 😁😊 So when are you visiting, we can't wait to have you over

[@bilialeilan9038]

@@weizekid I look forward to visiting next year. Cape Verde, Ghana, Gambia, and Nigeria. I have southern/southeastern Nigeria in mind.

[@weizekid]

@@bilialeilan9038 That's great, I'm sure you'll have an unforgettable experience. Just make make sure to hit me up when you in Nigeria, I stay in the South East and we also do Tours😉😁

[@kheprineteru4990]

Love to see this. I’m amhara/oromo/Somalia on dads side. Moms is 💯% Igbo

[@greatestsawes9712]

Hello Congratulations. I am a Cameroonian. I am from the Sawa ethnic group. I know the Tikars, they are very resistant people, bravehearts!

[@clintonmax823]

GREATEST SaWes wata na wata . Tikar ( Bamenda) people

[@marioantoniolawrencesr.8371]

I so want know mine, it is not cheap. But I promise you I will co this before the year is out>>>!!!!

[@marioantoniolawrencesr.8371]

@Markito thanks!!!

[@faithfirstfitness]

@MkE yeah if you're family put in $15 or so each you will have enough money in no time! Than you can do a family reveal :)

[@okekechidi3377]

@@faithfirstfitness I smell the IGBO in your blood little sis. Intelligence, excellence, Logic and Money. That's IGBO for you. Keep it up..

[@Sam-mo5uz]

Thank you for helping the African Americans find their roots. After watching the video, as a West African ,I felt like my missing brother has been found after centuries. Keep it up. and I hope to see people i share the same ancestral DNA with (Jolas tribe , from The Gambia, southern Senegal and Northern Guinea Bissau)

[@thebridge5483]

JSC JSC people on the continent should take DNA test to help us if I had money I would find it

[@raymundturner1140]

I just got my results a couple days ago. Now I'm proud to say I'm from Ghana on my dad's side and Cameroon on my mom's side. It feels so go to finally say that. Thank you JESUS!!!

[@LilliLamour]

Al-Musawwir-El: Bey they have the name of the ships. But your statement can be flipped and one can say, ”where are the ships for the Pilgrims?” stop shitting on people's happiness.

[@LilliLamour]

Al-Musawwir-El: Bey I'm able to speak on it because I do know. Take that conshit somewhere else.

[@francoiswilliams]

Love Gambian music...I am from the Free State in South Africa...

[@DaLane4real]

I’m over here crying I’m so excited for you guys and I didn’t even take the test. Ancestry DNA goals.

[@goodvibes9050]

I did this African Ancestry test and my results was 100% Fulani in Guinea Bissau and 100% temne & mende in Sierra Leone and it is so worth the test!!!

[@dantarydantary8933]

Nubian Melanin Queen. Im fulani from West africa

[@salmakamara3250]

Nubian Melanin Queen Sierra Leone 🤗🎉

[@claudiasmile4469]

come visit Sierra Leone then

[@londonbrown3837]

This is beautiful

[@timdivine]

That equals 200%

[@ndonuetakwi3463]

Respect from Cameroon.. We are of English and French Expression. i am a Tikar From Bamenda

[@francoiswilliams]

Lekka bru...

[@gregoryjones9546]

Why Celebrate The Languages And Cultures Of The English And The French The #COLONIZERS?! 🧐🤨😠😡🤬 Just Celebrate The AFRICAN Ancestry You Have!!! ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@leonardtougma2310]

French in English it not Africa language so why selebre it colonial language don’t be stupid

[@guracha200]

I love the way she said you can go home

[@overkill1025]

@Mama Africa do you think your ancestor wandered off and got lost from the tribe? How do you think these people felt about and treated your ancestor for them to be enslaved and sold to the new world? You would go back and act like nothing happened just because they share skin tone?

[@landrybalbin560]

🇨🇲. African in miniature Cameroon we out here 🇨🇲❤️

[@freemanbako1586]

Welcome home...one love from Abuja, Nigeria

[@teresiawachira1034]

It's a beautiful thing to reclaim their identity.

[@DWJazzlover]

I am fascinated by Genealogy, I wish I had know of this subject as a child. This is what I would have studied. Instead I went into Health Care.

[@naiomiscocoon8217]

D W Jazzlover you can still study it! It's never too late!

[@jayjee735]

Genealogy as we know it only really developed after the millennium (1st draft of human genome published 2001) so you have not missed out. No doubt there have been huge strides in genetics since then but never too late to learn. I studied genetics at university and worked as a healthcare scientist working on bacterial genomes to source hospital infection outbreaks. So read read and read some more😉

[@sulaimaanahmad]

i believe it's beautiful that african americans are taking interest in their past like this. i've heard some complaints about it's too expensive, they're usually the same person who'll think nothing of paying $300. for jordan's. how hypocritical. 😕 i'm of fairly recent immigrants. 🌍 i'm nigerian paternity 🇳🇬 ghanaian maternity 🇬🇭 and some amazigh (berber) 🇲🇦 background, but...born and raised in america. 🇺🇸

[@89thebestever]

Jordan’s aren’t 300 dollars in America. They are 120-180.

[@gloriaonyebeke4458]

🙌welcome home! We love you! Not Cameroonian but African.

[@bigbob718]

Peace! Gina Paige the service you provide is priceless for are people thank you sister. Peace!

[@chimakalu41]

Hebrew, Israelite yes

[@ingerboredickson1533]

Our people not are

[@edwardrobinson8947]

Beautiful and Amazing 🙏 God Bless Everyone Involved.

[@aishabaldeh2789]

Fulani are not only from Guinea Bissau. They're also from Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Conakry .

[@EvelynL.1112]

Yeah, they're nomadic like Gina Paige said. She is Fulani from Nigeria on her mother's side.

[@babsboymedina6371]

Fulani they not from Senegal they from Guinea originally

[@babsboymedina6371]

Senegal is for wollof people ok not fulani

[@DBrown-vg1fi]

And Mali !!

[@richarddaniel1350]

Nigeria too

[@nolanphillips6195]

In the map at 11:35 the wrong country is highlighted! Instead of Guinea Bissau, they have The Gambia. They are really close, but Guinea Bissau is the small one under the northern highlighted country

[@mandikawarrior1663]

I'm a Gambian but my grandparent are from Guinea Bissau But I believe they are revering to Gambia in stead of Guinea Bissau ☺️

[@tiktoksenegambiavideos6033]

What a brilliant guy I've been commenting on this woman lies for few days now its a shame that she do this for a living and yet still she gives wrong information..... I'm glad that there are smart guys out there God bless you sir

[@aminujalal8779]

Glad to hear the presenter is my sister. I am Hausa-Fulani in Nigeria. I used to think were we live is too far from the cost (about 800 km) to be part of the slave trade.

[@jpat989]

Aminu Jalal Don't your people know your history?

[@babsboymedina6371]

Fulani people don't have no land

[@l.iairhuoyoogboghodo8929]

It's time for AFRICA, OH AFRICA. Dr. Gina hola to you and your family

[@willis3537]

Brother, you look exactly like the guinea-bissau native. No doubt. There no doubt

[@jingmaleis2669]

Ibrahima S I just saw the video I am shocked you write

[@mariaseidi4764]

@@jingmaleis2669 Guine Bissau here ,I'm also schock that with so many African American caming with Guine-Bissau Dna...I didn't know that...

[@lindagorim85]

Well said. Welcome. I am Tikar. You and your mum look like my long lost relatives

[@hildatansi3959]

Yeah! I am Tikar. Congratulations.

[@alusinebarrie2503]

Marcus Garvey and Martin Luther king ancestral root are from Sierra Leone

[@DBrown-vg1fi]

Probably why Garvey led Black Americans and Carribbeans to Sierra Leone and Liberia

[@chrismusic99]

For those who care to know, most Africans believe that your true lineage is paternal but we are in the 21st century so that may not matter.

[@dolokeyzah8626]

Ancients said maternal

[@e.abrahamovich8981]

People take it for granted, but not knowing where you from is like being human without soul.

[@johnwebb2442]

Right.

[@lawtraf8008]

My country is located in Africa but not really at the same time. I feel really connected with African American because of that

[@nicksonshango2082]

Welcome to Africa. Alot of surprises awaits many. But important to make the trip

[@sano1062]

Can I asked a question? Have you been able to put anyone in touch with their Afrikan family? Since most of these people are 85% West Afrikan you should be able to give them a list of their Nigerian, Ghanaian relatives. Second question: if you have been able to provide Afrikan relatives did your clients take additional tests to make sure they are actually related?

[@myllenacarlagoyasilva9747]

🙏🏾 cousin Delano to Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼. I’m Bissauguinean✊🏾 living in Portugal 🇵🇹

[@claudiasmile4469]

He really looks like Fullah

[@irenedacosta9742]

Hi how the body? Freetown here you go sir Kingtom, kenema bow, I've being to your beautiful place two time I even live there for 4 months in 2008... Am in the Uk my Parents are Jamaican I can't wait to do my history so exciting... Hi to my friends the Martyn family ive been to Gambia that was the first time I went to Africa Gambia is beautiful I've being to Lagos too my partner is Nigerian yourbua... I plan to go to more Africa!!!!! I love it I feel at home......

[@captainearth-wire3704]

Honestly, Gina’s features look Fulani and Hausa people. They turn to be light in complexion and tall.

[@ZeleKaregaa]

This is amazing 🤗❤️🙌🏾✊🏾 can’t wait for my boyfriend and I do this!!!

[@salmatakargbo1029]

He looks so much Sierra Leonean, welcome to the beautiful country

[@Trolando]

So far i did a test with Ancestry and 23andme. My maternal line (Haplogroup L3f1b4) goes back to the Yoruba and Fulbe population. My grandmother is mostly Benin/Togo so this should be where my African mother ancestor came from.

[@jayjee735]

TrolandoTV what you really need is the tribe. The country is irrelevant because if the european imposed borders of the current countries. The tribe will identify the key cultural ties that were cut during the slave trade For e.g modern Ghana has more than 20 tribes some of which straddle the borders of neighbouring countries and to say you are from Ghana is not as useful as if you were told that you were Ashanti or Ewe or Dagbani etc hope this helps

[@Trolando]

judith glover I agree thanks

[@ThaLinguist]

@@jayjee735 "Tribe" is also a social construct, and should not be equated with genetics. The groups you know today, may not necessarily have existed in the same manner, say, 500 years ago.

[@pascalbisimwa1100]

We need to go back home ... all of us . We are one black people and will be better if we join our people to our mother land . Africa need us

[@eduardolitchiyaso4280]

I am from Guinea-bissau I can show u around

[@Godslove316]

Dr Gina, the Hausa people of Nigeria are NOT the business men and women of Nigeria. The Igbos of Nigeria are the backbone of industrial Nigeria. They are called the "Jews of Nigeria". They are highly and well known all over West African and Africa for their business abilities. The Hausa and the Fulani tribes are very similar in term of culture and values. They are known for being herds men of cattle and various livestock , the Hausa people are very involved in politics, they have been more Hausa presidents and head of States than any other tribes of nigeria. (The present President of Nigeria is of the Fulani tribe) Although the riches black man on earth is Hausa from Nigeria ( Aliko Dangote ), but that does not take away the fact that the Igbos of Nigeria are the backbone of industrial Nigeria. Beside being know for their business skills, they are very educated people, in many fields of education. By the way am not of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria.

[@randomperson7008]

I think they did in the past I am Nigerian too and I have never had of Hausa being the business people

[@Biobele]

Maybe they are referring to the kiosks they usually operate during building of houses and Aliko Dangote other than that I agree the Igbo's are the business people.

[@hacksawridge6390]

Shows how ignorant she is and that makes this whole DNA tests questionable.

[@Da_Champion]

I am from Nigeria and you are so right. Hausa-Fulani tribe are nomad and herders, not business men. She's sometimes right but atimes commits blunder

[@ibrex4realiu]

You guys don't no shit. So you all think kano being a trans Saharan trade hub is for nothing. Yes our people went to sleep. Before the whit man came on which international trade root is your land located? Only the Binis and oyo can boast of that.

[@TonyMontana-uv7bb]

Welcome to the country of Champion. Africa the MotherLand. By the way, don't forget to get your Cameroonian National ID CARD.

[@TS-tv2ik]

Preach Dr. Paige!

[@jnr8518]

i love GHANA so much

[@ulrichdyvane2021]

Welcom to cameroon sisther i am also from Cameroon

[@louise-yo7kz]

I respect this lady. I need to do this. I did 23 and me. I however don't have the breakdown to ethnic group.

[@clintonmax823]

Tikar people stand up ( bamenda people) the grass field people are the most rebellious people in Cameroon 🇨🇲 today. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 wata na wata

[@clintonmax823]

Emile PAM go read your histroy books even google will tell you there are not

[@clintonmax823]

Emile PAM why do you think they differentiate between Tikars and bamilike

[@TonyMontana-uv7bb]

Going back to the motherland Africa is honoring your ancestors and knowing who you really are and where you come from. What I know as a human being is if our ancestors had a chance to go back home, they wouldn't think two times. Just honor them and GO HOME

[@EmperorDraconianIV]

I am partially Mende and Fulani, wow. Welcome my broda

[@francoiswilliams]

Very cool, love this, a Proud Afrikaner...yebo!!

[@tloutlou2655]

100% European you.

[@alusinebarrie2503]

Tiraji P Henson ancestral root trace back from Cameroon

[@richarddaniel1350]

So is Blair Underwood and Nate Parker and Erica Badu.

[@joemensah9557]

How beautiful is this woman , huh black beauty

[@ladyb6799]

Am confused why does the map show Gambia

[@fetengineer9151]

We never knew this before the DNA test but my test results showed my mother side is East African ancestry and so does my father... both have East African ancestry... wow!

[@ceynicade9519]

i am from east africa where in east africa do you know

[@fetengineer9151]

@@ceynicade9519 according to my results my mother's side is L3e1e (Zanzibar) however her father carries the European Y-DNA chromosome... mixed race. According to the results on my father's side is E-m4254 which I was told to be a Hebrew Israelites and his mother is also L3e with mixed race European. Unfortunately that basically makes me 59% African and 40% European and 1% Portuguese (which is probably from Zanzibar Portuguese ancestry).

[@raydraking7941]

am in East Africa but let me say your ancestors the most luckiest it's had to find people with east african ancestry background

[@alusinebarrie2503]

Nate Parker ancestral root is trace back from Cameroon

[@ruthwright6247]

Thank you for sharing

[@kiokomutua4695]

Proud descendant of Cameroun here...😇😀

[@Tiy11]

I’ve been trying to get this can’t find anything but videos

[@ivasola5004]

The curious thing is that he looks very similar to people of Guiné Bissau, WOW

[@mashariki]

Karibu Kenya, Karibu Nairobi

[@alusinebarrie2503]

Erykah badu ancestral root is trace back from Cameroon

[@rosewambui8026]

Incidentally, Kenya is the 2nd gross economy in Africa. It has 5 of the biggest asylheims in Africa housing all the neighbouring countries

[@michaeldukes4108]

Lol, why does the doctor always say “living in Cameroon today” or “in Guinea-Bissau today” as opposed to “modern-day Cameroon”, etc? Did the Tikar not live in Cameroon 200 years ago? The way she says it makes it sound as if they’ve only just migrated into the region.

[@brandonrussell79]

MICHAEL DUKES Africa is been divided up since and yes to account for migration or not, you say present-day. The point the haplogroup origin reside inside Africa.

[@ameenahameed8874]

Correct because this was before Europeans came in and divided up Africa along colonial lines and giving countries different names. So 400 years ago these regions had different names.

[@mikolohouse]

There are many smaller ethnic groups in Nigeria...like up to 200, and many people are mixed with Igbo's, Yoruba, Dr Paige ,anytime you come to Nigeria, go to rivers States, Cross river state,and Delta...these are coastal states, where slaves are taken and mixed with inland people

[@anaistana5631]

Proud to be a Cameroonian. I am Eton from Yaounde

[@lutufyodixon9997]

Which tribe is eto'o from? And who is the famous footballer from bamileke tribe

[@anaistana5631]

@@lutufyodixon9997 I believe Eto'o is from two different tribes, I am not sure from where. I think Alexander Song is Bamileke

[@lutufyodixon9997]

@@anaistana5631 his paternal tribe is what? Normally, bantu tribes dont have consonants at the end of a name... very strange with Alexander Dimitri Behanang Song

[@anaistana5631]

@@lutufyodixon9997 I don't know them personally to know their tribes. I have never met them in real life to know who they are besides being famous

[@lutufyodixon9997]

@@anaistana5631 thanks for your help... I'm from Tanzania and was curious to know eto'o's tribe

[@pedlaaliembom1694]

Cameroon all the way yeeeeeeeeeee

[@clintonmax823]

Pedla Aliembom Tikar ( bamenda people)

[@makanaki513]

Nairobi big as New York?! Am shook

[@agnesmjbarclay8442]

I read a comment that someone is saying that they should be specific. Ok let me tell you that in Africa two different countries citizens always get married for example my mother is a kissi woman from Liberia and my father is a kissi man from Guinea so u see.

[@templekanu6740]

And there were no borders before the white people came.

[@anaistana5631]

Oh my!!! She has Cameroonian traits😄😄😄

[@ngoleediage6097]

You will be welcome to Cameroon. I'm in Cameroon.

[@zahrat8047]

The Map highlighted Gambia instead of Guinea Bissau @11:30 😂🤣😂

[@figtowers1194]

I don't like the way they promote their service. I am puerto Rican with an African Paternal line and a Native American Maternal line, but my Over all DNA is mixed with a whole lot of European... two small segments of your dna cant possibly be claimed as , "this is where I'm from" it makes up a small part of your heritage(overall).

[@kxwork]

Carib Elias, I understand what your saying, however I’ve heard the doctor say in other videos that yes it’s clear mixing did occur and we all know that but it’s time to celebrate our African origins

[@jillybe1873]

❤Cameroonians. Everyone I know from Cameroon is a teacher or university professor!

[@FrnnkEducation]

i've met SO MANY senegalese people randomly this past year i suspect thats the ancestors hint that when i get my dna results back thats my family. lmao. but i'm about african unification. we're all family

[@tywalker5550]

Mom is pretty as heck yo fr

[@decoloniz_afro]

i am from nairobi kenya......

[@Ke024able]

grace njeru 😂😂😂😂😊🇰🇪 so am i

[@Vicky_Kinyua]

Wuuuhuuuuu.....Team Kenya!

[@lraissalr]

Love this... the flag on the shirt is wrong but its all good. Im from cameroon and whenever u want to go, let me know

[@forexversity1573]

Please when ever You tell People that comes from Nigeria there DNA Test result, especially those from Hausa and Yoruba, always let Them know that Dangote "The richest black Man on Earth" is an Hausa and Yoruba's are the most educated People on Earth.

[@chimakalu41]

9:54 so Fulani and mende from guinea-bissau and Sierra Leone respectively cool

[@mikolohouse]

Short is Cameroon and cross river in calabar in Nigeria

[@omotanwa2986]

Hi my african sisters

[@emmanuelcharles5441]

She looks like Cameroon ,Exactly.

[@afrykablak9131]

This family for sure they have the looks of Cameronian

[@thelordschild6636]

Don't get me wrong but I think most of the results are wrong cause most ( if not all ) of the people who went to Dr. Gina were told they come from either Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau or Nigeria

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

My first son black pima reservations i was 14 Jesus generations and his mom said 2000 for us on Pima reservations and she ran i was young

[@kaiserkong6587]

Sorry but Nairobi has 4 million people. New York City has over 14 million. A simple google search could have told you that.

[@KacheMonet]

So are different tribes basically like something you join, like a job title? Because Delano Little has exact ancestry with two different tribes in two different countries. I'm getting my African ancestry done as well and was just curious to anyone that knows how to explain this.

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

What? Something you join? How do you join the think that you are?

[@lavoykikry5018]

The daughter really looks like Tikar-Bamileke

[@claudiusdelo4106]

Which west african tribe are known as great teachers?

[@lynnharr3911]

Brigida is quite beautiful.

[@verapatupe4744]

My sister is short and is a teacher

[@claudiasmile4469]

Come to Sierra Leone

[@afrykablak9131]

IF this great man visit he will feel and see the reality of his root were it as decribe as he his then for the Guinee bisau, (Eatoria Guinee, Sirraleone.) mostly of this ethnic people are the same. likely for the last two country were my bracket his almost speak the same local offical language. God bless welcome to the Mother Land

[@lane7939]

👁👃🏽👁 Our Nigeria region includes the most populous country in Africa, with more than 168 million people living in an area about twice the size of California. In fact, Nigeria has six cities with populations over 1 million (the United States has nine). From its tropical south to the arid north, Nigeria as a country is a concept and product of colonialism, bringing together more than 250 ethnic groups within fairly arbitrary borders. Geography Nigeria’s seacoast in the south, with its mangrove swamps in the Niger Delta, gives way to a band of tropical rainforest and then savanna and drier Sahel grasslands in the north. Along with the landscape, the climate varies: from wet and tropical along the coast to more arid conditions in the Sahel, where a three- to four-month rainy season is followed by hot, dry temperatures. Modern-day Nigeria’s northern area once encompassed the southern end of trans-Saharan trade routes, where salt, cloth and other goods were brought across the desert to trade for gold, ivory, slaves, kola nuts and other items from the south. An acacia tree in the Niger Delta Religion Throughout West Africa, Muslim traders brought Islam as well as goods with them across the Sahara, and the religion was adopted by some in Nigeria’s northern Sahel and savanna regions by at least the 9th century. Islam made its way to the south during the reign of Mali emperor Mansa Musa, if not before. Christianity came later, with European traders who interacted with groups in the south. Religious preferences still maintain this north-south divide, with Islam predominating in the north among the Fulani and Hausa, and Christianity in the south. Today, Nigeria is about 50% Muslim and 40% Christian, with about 10% embracing traditional or indigenous beliefs.Kingdoms of the Past The oldest human remains found in Nigeria have been dated to 9000 B.C., though the region was likely inhabited before then. There is evidence of ironworking from around 600 B.C. The earliest known Iron Age civilization in Nigeria is the Nok, who lived in northern and central Nigeria between about 1000 B.C. and 300 A.D. They are known for their life-sized terracotta statues. Following the Nok, large kingdoms and smaller, village-based groups established themselves in the area over the next millennia. One of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria today, the Yoruba trace their roots back to the city of Ile-Ife in southwestern Nigeria. The city came to prominence as a center of trade in the 12th century. Like the Nok before them, the Yoruba of this period were sculptors, creating works in terracotta, iron and bronze. The city was also known for its courtyards paved in shards of pottery. Unlike Ile-Ife, the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo maintained an army and established a kingdom that dominated western Nigeria during the 17th and early 18th centuries.Location of the city of Ile-Ife bronze casting of a king, dated around 12th century, in the British Museum To the south, the Edo people established the Kingdom of Benin, which expanded from a magnificent city into a powerful empire during the 15th century. When Portuguese traders first visited the city, they were impressed by its size and splendor, and Benin sent an ambassador to Lisbon in the early 16th century. Benin is known for its carvings and its “bronzes” (which are actually brass). In the north, on the edge of the Sahel, the Hausa established states that thrived on trans-Saharan trade, especially after the collapse of the Mali and Songhai Empires, when trade moved farther east. The Hausa states adopted Islam, establishing madrassas and building beautiful mosques-while also warring against one another. The Hausa states were incorporated into the Sokoto Caliphate during a jihad led by the Fulani people in the early 19th century slave trade. Slaves had always been part of West African trade across the Sahara, but gold was the chief commodity that built the great empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. This changed once Portuguese traders began plying West Africa’s coasts in the late 15th century. Early Portuguese traders actually bought slaves from the Nigerian coast to sell to the Akan people along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). After the Europeans began using Africa as a source of slaves for the sugar plantations in the New World, the transatlantic market grew exponentially. On Nigeria’s southern coast, slave traders often contracted with local kings or chiefs to provide slaves, with the kingdom of Oyo and the Aro Confederacy, an Igbo group, becoming two major suppliers. Great Britain abolished slavery in 1807, but a profitable trade continued well into the 19th century, with traders running British blockades off Nigeria. Some estimates put the number of slaves sent to the Americas from Nigeria at 3.5 million. Colonialism After the Berlin Conference of 1884 and 1885, which parceled Africa out among European powers, Nigeria fell within the British sphere. The Royal Niger Company represented and pursued British interests in the area until 1890, when the British government took control. The area was divided into northern and southern protectorates until 1914, when they were merged into the colony of Nigeria. Nigeria became independent in 1960. Four years earlier, in 1956, oil had been discovered in the Niger Delta, and Nigeria is now among the top 10 oil exporters in the world. Ethnic Groups While modern-day Nigeria is home to more than 250 ethnic groups, the four largest account for almost 70% of the population. ----------------------------------------- 👁👃🏽👁 Hausa and Fulani Yoruba Igbo The Hausa and Fulani The Hausa people form one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are located primarily in northern Nigeria and southern Niger. The Hausa language is spoken as a first language by around 40 million people, more than any other language in sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, the Hausa have integrated with the Fulani to the extent that the group is often referred to as Hausa-Fulani. The Fulani are spread over many West African countries, including Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso. Historically, the Fulani were nomads who kept cattle. They are also strongly linked to Islam; the Fulani led the jihads that helped establish the Sokoto Caliphate in Hausa lands during the 19th century. They are a minority population in each country they inhabit, with the exception of Guinea, where they represent 40% of the population. In Nigeria, the Hausa-Fulani account for about 30% of Nigeria’s population. ----------------------------------------- 👁👃🏽👁 The Yoruba The Yoruba live in southwestern Nigeria and the southern portion of neighboring Benin. They make up about 20% of Nigeria’s population. The Yoruba were greatly affected by the transatlantic slave trade; their territory was one of the most significant slave-exporting regions in Africa during the 1800s. The largest concentrations of Yoruba ended up in Cuba, Brazil and Trinidad. The Igbo and Yoruba peoples from the Bights of Benin and Biafra constituted roughly one-third of all enslaved Africans transported to the Americas. ----------------------------------------- 👁👃🏽👁 The Igbo The Igbo people are another large and influential ethnic group in Nigeria. With a population of about 30 million, they are found primarily in southeastern Nigeria, as well as Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea. The transatlantic slave trade also had a massive impact on the Igbo. Many of those sold into slavery were kidnapped or captured as prisoners of war. Others were debtors or had been convicted of crimes. Several scholars assert that Igbo slaves were reputed to be especially rebellious; some would even commit suicide rather than endure enslavement. Elements of Igbo culture can still be seen in former New World colonies. For instance, Jamaican Creole uses the Igbo word for “you,” and a section of Belize City is named Eboe Town after its Igbo inhabitants. In the United States, a high concentration of slaves in Maryland and Virginia were Igbo, and they still constitute a large proportion of the African American population in the area. Please note that genetic ethnicity estimates are based on individuals living in this region today. While a prediction of genetic ethnicity from this region suggests a connection to the groups occupying this location, it is not conclusive evidence of membership to any particular tribe or ethnic group

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