The Daza people are a semi-nomadic ethnicity living primarily in the Sahara

Sahara

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 regions of south-eastern Niger

Niger

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 and north and central Chad

Chad

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. They consider themselves a warrior people, and are almost entirely Muslim

Muslim

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. The Daza speak the Dazaga language

Dazaga language

The Daza language, Dazaga, also known as Goran , is a language spoken in the Djurab desert region of Chad by the Daza people, and is part of the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is said to have about 312,000 speakers. It is closely associated with the Tedaga language, spoken...

. The increasing desertification of Africa

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 has resulted in a reduction of their traditionally nomadic, herding lifestyle. Much of the political class of Chad

Politics of Chad

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are drawn from Daza communities.