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This definition applies to all indigenous groups, whether inside or outside of Africa. Although the vast majority of Native Africans can be considered to be "indigenous" in the sense that they originated from that continent and nowhere else (like all <i>Homo sapiens</i>), identity as an "indigenous people" is in the modern application more restrictive. Not every African ethnic group claims identification under these terms. Groups and communities who do claim this recognition are those who by a variety of historical and environmental circumstances have been placed outside of the dominant state systems. Their traditional practices and land claims have often come into conflict with the objectives and policies promulgated by governments, companies, and surrounding dominant societies. </p><p>Marginalization, along with the desire to recognize and protect their <a href="/wiki/Collective_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Collective rights">collective</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a>, and to maintain the continuity of their individual <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">cultures</a>, has led many to seek identification as <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">indigenous peoples</a>, in the contemporary global sense of the term. For example, in <a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dogon_people" title="Dogon people">Dogon people</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Dogon1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dogon1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dogon2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dogon2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Jola_people" title="Jola people">Jola people</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">The Gambia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Jola_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jola-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Serer_people" title="Serer people">Serer people</a> of Senegal, The Gambia, <a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a>, and formally North Africa,<sup id="cite_ref-WillSer_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WillSer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have faced religious and ethnic persecution for centuries, and disenfranchisement or prejudice in modern times (see <a href="/wiki/Religious_persecution#Persecution_of_Serers" title="Religious persecution">Persecution of Serers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Religious_persecution#Persecution_of_Dogons" title="Religious persecution">Persecution of Dogons</a>). These people, who are indigenous to their present habitat, are classified as <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">indigenous peoples</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dogon1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dogon1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dogon2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dogon2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jola_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jola-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WillSer_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WillSer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Africa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of the indigenous <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">African</a> peoples spans thousands of years and includes a complex variety of cultures, languages, and political systems. Indigenous African cultures have existed since ancient times, with some of the earliest evidence of human life on the continent coming from stone tools and <a href="/wiki/Rock_art" title="Rock art">rock art</a> dating back hundreds of thousands of years. The earliest written records of African history come from <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">ancient Egyptian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nubia" title="Nubia">Nubian</a> texts, which date back to around 3000 B.C. These texts provide insight into the societies of the time, including religious beliefs, political systems, and trade networks. In the centuries that followed, various other African civilizations rose to prominence, such as the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush" title="Kingdom of Kush">Kingdom of Kush</a> in northern Sudan and the powerful empires of <a href="/wiki/Ghana_Empire" title="Ghana Empire">Ghana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mali_Empire" title="Mali Empire">Mali</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Songhai_Empire" title="Songhai Empire">Songhai</a> in West Africa. In the late 15th century, European colonization began, leading to the enslavement of millions of Africans and the displacement of many indigenous cultures. Since the end of World War II, indigenous African cultures have been in a state of constant flux, struggling to maintain their identity in the face of Westernization and globalization. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in traditional cultures and many African countries have taken steps to preserve and promote their indigenous heritage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Indigenous"_in_the_contemporary_African_context"><span id=".22Indigenous.22_in_the_contemporary_African_context"></span>"Indigenous" in the contemporary African context</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: "Indigenous" in the contemporary African context"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Buschm%C3%A4nner_(Namibia).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Buschm%C3%A4nner_%28Namibia%29.jpg/220px-Buschm%C3%A4nner_%28Namibia%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Buschm%C3%A4nner_%28Namibia%29.jpg/330px-Buschm%C3%A4nner_%28Namibia%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Buschm%C3%A4nner_%28Namibia%29.jpg/440px-Buschm%C3%A4nner_%28Namibia%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5299" data-file-height="3463" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/San_people" title="San people">San people</a> in Namibia</figcaption></figure> <p>In the post-colonial period, the concept of specific indigenous peoples within the African continent has gained wider acceptance, although not without controversy. The highly diverse and numerous ethnic groups which comprise most modern, independent African states contain within them various peoples whose situation, cultures, and <a href="/wiki/Pastoralism" title="Pastoralism">pastoralist</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hunter-gatherer" title="Hunter-gatherer">hunter-gatherer</a> lifestyles are generally marginalized and set apart from the dominant political and economic structures of the nation. Since the late 20th century, these peoples have increasingly sought recognition of their rights as distinct indigenous peoples, in both national and international contexts. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples_of_Africa_Co-ordinating_Committee" title="Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee">Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee</a> (IPACC) was founded in 1997. It is one of the main trans-national network organizations recognized as a representative of African indigenous peoples in dialogues with governments and bodies such as the UN. In 2008, IPACC was composed of 150 member organisations in 21 African countries. IPACC identifies several key characteristics associated with indigenous claims in Africa: </p> <ul><li>"political and economic marginalization rooted in colonialism;</li> <li><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">de facto</i></span> discrimination often based on the dominance of agricultural peoples in the State system (e.g. lack of access to education and health care by hunters and herders);</li> <li>the particularities of culture, identity, economy and territoriality that link hunting and herding peoples to their home environments in deserts and forests (e.g. nomadism, diet, knowledge systems);</li> <li>some indigenous peoples, such as the <a href="/wiki/Bushmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushmen">San</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pygmy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pygmy">Pygmy</a> peoples, are physically distinct, which makes them subject to specific forms of discrimination."</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_American_Museum_journal_(c1900-(1918))_(18162268531).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/The_American_Museum_journal_%28c1900-%281918%29%29_%2818162268531%29.jpg/220px-The_American_Museum_journal_%28c1900-%281918%29%29_%2818162268531%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/The_American_Museum_journal_%28c1900-%281918%29%29_%2818162268531%29.jpg/330px-The_American_Museum_journal_%28c1900-%281918%29%29_%2818162268531%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/The_American_Museum_journal_%28c1900-%281918%29%29_%2818162268531%29.jpg/440px-The_American_Museum_journal_%28c1900-%281918%29%29_%2818162268531%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1888" data-file-height="1630" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/African_Pygmies" title="African Pygmies">African Pygmies</a> northeastern Congo posing with bows and arrows (c. 1915)</figcaption></figure> <p>With respect to concerns that identifying some groups and not others as indigenous is in itself <a href="/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discriminatory</a>, IPACC states that it: </p> <ul><li>"... recognises that all Africans should enjoy equal rights and respect. All of Africa's diversity is to be valued. Particular communities, due to historical and environmental circumstances, have found themselves outside the state-system and underrepresented in governance... This is not to deny other Africans their status; it is to emphasize that affirmative recognition is necessary for hunter-gatherers and herding peoples to ensure their survival."</li></ul> <p>At an African inter-governmental level, the examination of <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_rights" title="Indigenous rights">indigenous rights</a> and concerns is pursued by a sub-commission established under the <a href="/wiki/African_Commission_on_Human_and_Peoples%27_Rights" title="African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights">African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)</a>, sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union (AU)</a> (successor body to the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_African_Unity" title="Organisation of African Unity">Organisation of African Unity (OAU)</a>). In late 2003, the 53 signatory states of the ACHPR adopted the <i>Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities</i> and its recommendations. This report says in part (p. 62): </p> <ul><li>"... certain marginalized groups are discriminated in particular ways because of their particular culture, mode of production and marginalized position within the state[; a] form of discrimination that other groups within the state do not suffer from. The call of these marginalized groups to protection of their rights is a legitimate call to alleviate this particular form of discrimination."</li></ul> <p>The adoption of this report at least notionally subscribed the signatories to the concepts and aims of furthering the identity and rights of African indigenous peoples. The extent to which individual states are mobilizing to put these recommendations into practice varies enormously, however. Most indigenous groups continue to agitate for improvements in the areas of land rights, use of natural resources, protection of environment and culture, political recognition and freedom from discrimination. </p><p>On 30 December 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Congo">Republic of Congo</a> adopted a law for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. This law is the first of its kind in Africa, and its adoption is a historic development for indigenous peoples on the continent.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Africa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Commission_on_Human_and_Peoples%27_Rights" title="African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights">African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">Black people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hizetjitwa_Indigenous_Peoples%27_Organization" title="Hizetjitwa Indigenous Peoples' Organization">Hizetjitwa Indigenous Peoples' Organization</a> (2007), an organisation operating in <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_of_Africa" title="List of ethnic groups of Africa">List of ethnic groups of Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_indigenous_peoples_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of indigenous peoples of Africa">List of indigenous peoples of Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_modern_humans" title="Recent African origin of modern humans">Recent African origin of modern humans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Technical_Centre_for_Agricultural_and_Rural_Cooperation_ACP-EU_(CTA)" title="Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)">Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme" title="United Nations Environment Programme">United Nations Environment Programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Africa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Dogon1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dogon1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dogon1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bunten, Alexis C., Graburn, Nelson, "Indigenous Tourism Movements." (G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Indigenous Tourism Movements, Nelson H. H. 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"Research Methods in Indigenous Contexts". New York: Springer.</li> <li>Hitchcock, Robert (1996). "Kalahari Communities: Bushmen and the Politics of the Environment in Southern Africa". <a href="/wiki/International_Work_Group_for_Indigenous_Affairs" title="International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs">International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)</a> Document No. 79</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iwgia.org/images/publications//African_Commission_book.pdf">Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities</a>. IWGIA</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iwgia.org/images/yearbook/2020/IWGIA_The_Indigenous_World_2020.pdf">The Indigenous World 2020</a>. IWGIA</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iwgia.org/images/publications/0112_AfricanCommissionSummaryversionENG_eb.pdf">Indigenous Peoples in Africa: The Forgotten Peoples? The African Commission's work on indigenous peoples in Africa</a>. IWGIA</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Africa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.unep.org/IK/">Indigenous Knowledge in Africa - UNEP Study</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20070815155352/http://www.unep.org/ik/">Archived</a> 2007-08-15 at the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> Web Archives</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ipacc.org.za">Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC)</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Botswana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Botswana (page does not exist)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Burkina_Faso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Burkina Faso (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Burundi" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous peoples of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Cameroon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Cameroon (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Cape Verde (page does not exist)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Central_African_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of the Central African Republic (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Chad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Chad (page does not exist)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of the Comoros (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (page does not exist)">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of the Republic of the Congo (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Djibouti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Djibouti (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Egypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Egypt (page does not exist)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Equatorial_Guinea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Equatorial Guinea (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Eritrea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Eritrea (page does not exist)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Eswatini&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Eswatini (page does not exist)">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Ethiopia (page does not exist)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Gabon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Gabon (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of the Gambia (page does not exist)">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Ghana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Ghana (page does not exist)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Guinea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Guinea (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Guinea-Bissau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Guinea-Bissau (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Ivory_Coast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Ivory Coast (page does not exist)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Kenya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Kenya (page does not exist)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Lesotho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Lesotho (page does not exist)">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Liberia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Liberia (page does not exist)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Libya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Libya (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Madagascar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Madagascar (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Malawi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Malawi (page does not exist)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Mali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Mali (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Mauritania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Mauritania (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Mauritius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Mauritius (page does not exist)">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Morocco&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Morocco (page does not exist)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Mozambique&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Mozambique (page does not exist)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Namibia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Namibia (page does not exist)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Niger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Niger (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Nigeria (page does not exist)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Rwanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Rwanda (page does not exist)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of São Tomé and Príncipe (page does not exist)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Senegal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Senegal (page does not exist)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Seychelles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Seychelles (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Sierra_Leone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Sierra Leone (page does not exist)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Somalia" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous peoples of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_South_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of South Africa (page does not exist)">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_South_Sudan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of South Sudan (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Sudan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Sudan (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Tanzania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Tanzania (page does not exist)">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Togo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Togo (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Tunisia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Tunisia (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Uganda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous peoples of Uganda (page does not exist)">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_peoples_of_Zambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" 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