Bambara, Dogon, Mossi and Sahel mythologies

Along the Niger river and the Sahel, the Mande and Voltaic traditions conceived cosmogonies of dizzying depth. The Bambara tell of Faro, master of water and speech; the Dogon of Bandiagara transmit the Nommo myth; the Mossi honour Tenga, the earth of justice; the Serer of Senegal tell of the moonlit Yumboes. The entries below document these Sahel spirits with sources.