These African tribes were hit hardest by the Atlantic slave trade

7. Fulani

This is one of the largest, if not the largest ethnic group in West Africa. They are also known as the Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They can be found from Senegal all the way to the Central African Republic Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.

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