Borgu is a region in north-west Nigeria and in the northern Republic of Benin.

[1]: 38  Other descendants are believed to have constituted the ruling aristocracy of the Wasangari.

During the British colonial era, the area was within the territory claimed by the Royal Niger Company, but rivalry between Britain and France for control of the trade on the River Niger led to occupation of areas by the French, for instance at Illo, and the stationing of the British West African Frontier Force at Yashikera and elsewhere in the region.

[2] The matter was settled by the Anglo-French Delineation Agreement[2] and later the British Government divided Nigeria into Northern and Southern Protectorates.

[3] In spite of their separation by the colonial border there are still many exchanges between the petty kingdoms of Borgu situated in Benin and Nigeria.