The Djimini (also spelt Dyimini) people of Côte d’Ivoire belong to the larger Senoufo group.
They have a population of about 100,000 and live in the north-eastern area of Côte d’Ivoire, in Burkina Faso and Mali.
Men are considered to have reached adulthood by the age of thirty and are then taught about what being a man means and about their role in the community.
Because the Djimini depend on the food they grow, they believe that the ground holds spiritual blessings and many villages have priests who make sacrifices to the earth.
Like many of their neighbouring tribes, the Djimini believe that when people die, their spirits have power over their descendants’ lives.