The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, the Gambia 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. The majority of Mandinka adhere to Islam. They are predominantly subsistence farmers and live in rural villages. Their largest urban center is Bamako, the capital of Mali.
Hadj Moussa "Elimane" Coulibaly is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Moussa Traoré was a Malian soldier, politician, and dictator who was President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a lieutenant, he led the military ousting of President Modibo Keïta in 1968. Thereafter he served as head of state until March 1991, when he was overthrown by popular protests and a military coup.
The Soninke people are a West African Mande-speaking ethnic group found in Mali, southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea. They speak the Soninke language, also called the Serakhulle or Azer language, which is one of the Mande languages. Soninke people were the founders of the ancient empire of Ghana or Wagadou c. 200–1240 CE, Subgroups of Soninke include the Jakhanke, Maraka and Wangara. When the Ghana empire was destroyed, the resulting diaspora brought Soninkes to Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée-Conakry, modern-day Republic of Ghana, Kano in Nigeria, and Guinea-Bissau where some of this trading diaspora was called Wangara.
Balla Moussa Keïta was a Malian actor and comedian, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West. Born in the Ségou Region of Mali as a traditional prince of the Keita dynasty, he was originally a radio producer. He later turned to acting and acted in a number of movies by notable Mali directors like Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Souleymane Cissé and Abdoulaye Ascofaré. Among his critically acclaimed roles are those of the tribal king Rouma Boll in Yeelen and as Mambi in Guimba, un tyrant, une époque. He received the Best Male Interpretation award at the FESPACO for his role in the Guinean film Séré, le témoin.
Moussa is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name Mūsā. Notable people with the name include:
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, now called Moïse Dadis Camara, is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 15 January 2010. He was the leader of the National Council for Democracy and Development, which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 shortly after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté.
Tiéna Coulibaly is a Malian politician who has served as Minister of Defense in the government of Mali from 2017 to 2020. Previously he was Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1991, and again from 2012 to 2013. Coulibaly was ousted during the 2020 Malian coup d'état and replaced by Colonel Sadio Camara.
Mamadou A. Soumaré is a swimmer who competed for Mali at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 100m freestyle event. He finished first in Heat 1 against swimmers from the Maldives, Tanzania, and Burundi; and placed, overall, 52nd with his time of 57.32 seconds. However, he did not advance to the next round.
Oumar Koné is a Malian judoka. He competed for Mali at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 100 kg event but lost to Luciano Corrêa in the first round.
Germain Berthé is a Malian professional footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Real Bamako and the Mali national team.
Moussa Coulibaly is a Malian football defender who currently plays for Iranian football club Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The 26 March 1991 Malian coup d'état resulted in the overthrow of President Moussa Traoré after over two decades of dictatorship and eventually led to multi-party elections.
Moussa Savadogo is a Malian sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The 1968 Malian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Mali staged on 19 November 1968 against the government of President Modibo Keïta. The coup was led by Lieutenant Moussa Traoré, who then became the head of state.
Moussa Camara is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Horoya and the Guinea national team.
Moussa Sissako is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Belgian club RWD Molenbeek on loan from the Russian club Sochi. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Ba Ag Moussa was a Malian militant and jihadist.
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