Djenne Tribe

Djenné was one of the oldest cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, founded by Soninke merchants. Djenn served as a trading post between the traders from the western and central Sudan and those from Guinea and was directly linked to the important trading city of Timbuktu, located 400 kilometers downstream on the Niger river. It was captured by the Songhai emperor Sonni 'Ali in 1468.