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President of The Gambia Adama Barrow has been reported to be a member of the Fula ethnic group, which is the second largest ethnic group in the Gambia (the largest being the Mandinka). He has also been reported to be Mandinka, based on his father’s ethnicity, but more identified with Fulas in social and cultural terms. However a local radio interview by Saja Sey with his sister in Bansang confirm that they are fula. She revealed that their grandfather originated from Futa Toro Senegal. Barrow himself declared in a meeting in Niamina West that he is a fula. He grew up speaking the Fula language in a village and district that are primarily Fula, and both of his wives are Fula.
