Kapsiki

Kapsiki

The Kapsiki are an ethnic group of Cameroon. They live in the Far North Province in the Mandara Mountains. The Kapsiki are considered one of Cameroon's Kirdi ("pagan") ethnic groups due to their resistance to Islamicisation during the Fulani jihad of Modibo Adama.

References

* DeLancey, Mark W., and Mark Dike DeLancey (2000): "Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon" (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.


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