Nafana people

The Nafana are a Senufo people living in the central north-west of Ghana and the north-east of Côte d'Ivoire, in the area east of Bondoukou.

They are surrounded by Gur speakers to the north, the isolated Mande-speaking Ligbi people to the east, and the Akan-speaking Abron to the south.

The Nafana people relate that they come from Côte d'Ivoire, a village called Kakala.

The Nafana people are the real who can trace their origins to the Songhai empire.

Their main cultural heritage town is Jamera where all their history and traditions are based.