Guidimouni

Guidimouni is an oasis settlement beside a lake east of Zinder, in the Sahelian country of Damagaram. Local tradition recalls its settlement by Kanuri from Bornu in the tenth century. The lake and its surrounding wetland stand out among the dry lands of the region, while the neighbouring communities include Dagra, a Kanuri group whose livelihood combines cultivation and animal husbandry.