Tounouga

Tounouga lies in the Dendi country near the Niger, east of Gaya. Oral accounts of settlement in this region remember Songhai-speaking migrants establishing villages along the river, including Tounouga and its neighbours. The Niger and its floodplain supported fishing and cultivation, while the surrounding savanna provided grazing. The histories of these villages reflect the meeting of older inhabitants and newcomers in a river country linked to the wider world of the Niger bend.