Kouandé

Kouandé is a royal center in the Atacora country of northern Borgu. Its rulers bear the title Bagana, and the traditions of the Wasangari link them to the royal house of Nikki. Local history remembers Worou Wari, son of a prince driven from Nikki, as founder of the kingdom. In the eighteenth century the new kingdom arose among Bariba hunters and warriors already living in the region, and its rulers established authority apart from their rivals at Nikki.