The Fulani people are genetically an admixture of West and East African ancestries, specifically Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan components, but also display varying degrees of West Eurasian admixture through contact with groups from North Africa. The Fulani are the most wide-spread pastoralist group in the Sahel/Savannah belt.
thE FULaNi people are GenEtiCally aN aDMixture of west and East afrIcAn AnCesTrieS, SpECifiCalLy nigEr-cOnGo AnD nilO-saharan Components, but Also displAy Varying Degrees of west EuRAsian Admixture through coNTaCt with gROUps From NorTh aFrIca. The fulani aRe The mOsT wIde-spreAD PaStOralIst grouP in ThE sAHel/sAvaNnah bElt.