The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, The Gambia, southern Senegal and eastern Guinea. Numbering about 11 million, they are the largest subgroup of the Mandé peoples and one of the largest ethnic-linguistic groups in Africa. They speak the Manding languages in the Mande language family, which are a lingua franca in much of West Africa. Virtually all of Mandinka people are adherent to Islam, mostly based on the Maliki jurisprudence. They are predominantly subsistence farmers and live in rural villages. Their largest urban center is Bamako, the capital of Mali.
Bakari Koné is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname. The name is probably derived from tùùré, the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.
Coulibaly is a common Bambara language surname in West Africa, especially in Mali and Ivory Coast. It may refer to:
Amadou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Islamic name Ahmad, commonly used in West Africa. Amadou is interchangeable with the forms Ahmadu or Amadu in non-Francophone African countries.
Ba, Bâ, and Bah are potentially related West African surnames, usually of Fula origin. In the Fula culture of Mali and Senegal, the surname Diakité is considered equivalent.
Bakayoko is a surname of Ivorian origin, and may refer to:
Ismaël is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
Kouamatien Emmanuel Koné is an Ivorian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos.
Diallo is a French pronunciation of a Fulani surname of Fula origin. It is one of several common surnames used among the Fula.
Seydou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Arabic name Sa'id, commonly used in West Africa.
Ibrahima Koné or Ibrahim Koné may refer to:
Mohamed Koné may refer to:
Bakari is both a given name and a surname of African origin.
Koné (KOH-nay), also spelt Kone, is a surname found mostly in North and West Africa, in particular Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Guinea.
Lamine Gueye may refer to:
Amadou Koné is an Ivorian politician from Rally of the Republicans who serves as Minister of Transport in the Achi II government.
Amadou Koné is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Reims. Born in Mali, he represents the Ivory Coast at youth international level.
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