Mbororo
Lands
Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, the Central African Republic and Niger, often along borderland grazing routes
Countries Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Niger
Facts 3
Population
Mbororo pastoralists in Cameroon are estimated at over one million people, living mainly near the borders with Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic.
As of 2026 Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2026: Cameroon (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Achievement
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, a Mbororo woman from Chad who founded the group AFPAT, chaired the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for its 2024 session.
As of 2024 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNPFII), Previous Chairpersons of the Permanent Forum (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Cameroon's Mbororo include three major groups: the Wodaabe in the north, the Jafun, and the Galegi, also known as the Aku.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2026: Cameroon (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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