Manding region

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Manding, Manden or even Mandé is a region located in West Africa, a space between southern Mali^[1] and eastern Guinea. It is the historic home of the Mandinka community.

The Malinke are at the origin of the foundation of the largest empires in West Africa. Among the many groups linked to or originating from Manding, there are the Bambara, the Dyula, the Khassonke, the Konianké, the Mahou, Koyaka, the Dafing, the Bobo-Dioula and the Kuranko.