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The 2 million Soninke are in 13 groups mainly in Mali, with small groups in the other West African countries (particularly Senegal).
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West Africa has been ruled by several empires, including the Soninke, Soso, Mali and Songhai.
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Soninke merchants traded gold and slaves for desert salt and imported goods from the north.
2. Regions, 500-1000 2001
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Soninke merchants of the Malian Empire pushed the commercial frontier eastward, linking Hausaland of the central Sudan to the commercial centers in the sahel and the gold sources in the south.
3. Hausaland 2001
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The sack of Kumbi-Saleh led to a dispersion of Soninke chiefs, princes, and merchants that stimulated state formation elsewhere in the region.
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Nomadic incursions encouraged the Soninke to adopt a more complex sociopolitical organization.
2. Regions, 500-1000 2001
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Soninke 1. 1\%, European and Lebanese 1\%, other 9. 4\%
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Soninke 1. 1\%, European and Lebanese 1\%, other 9. 4\%
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Mandink 3\%, Soninke 1. 1\%, European and Lebanese 1\%, other 9. 4\%
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Soninke 1. 1\%, European and Lebanese 1\%, other 9. 4\%
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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