The ethnogenesis of the Fulani people may have begun as a result of interactions between an ancient West African population and North African populations such as Berbers or Egyptians.[1][2] Their West African roots may be in and around the valley of Senegal River.[3] They likely reflect a genetic intermix of people with West African, North African, and Arabian origins, and have been a part of many ruling dynasties particularly in the Sahel and West Africa.[4][5] Speculations about their origins started in the era of European conquest and colonization.