13 Facts About Susu people

Susu people are a Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and Northwestern Sierra Leone, particularly in Kambia District.

Influential in Guinea, smaller communities of Susu people are found in the neighboring Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.

Susu people are a patrilineal society, predominantly Muslim, who favor endogamous cross-cousin marriages with polygynous households.

Susu people are referred to as Soosoo, Sossoe, Sosoe, Sosso, Soso, Sousou, Susso, Sussu, or Soussou.

Susu people are descendants of their Manding ancestors who lived in the mountainous Mali-Guinea border.

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The Susu people were once ruled by Sumanguru Kante, but after that, they were ruled by the thirteenth century Mali Empire.

The close familiarity with the Yalunka people suggest a hypothesis that they were once members of the same group in the Fouta Djallon, separated by Fula invaders, and that the Susu moved southward absorbing other people in the process.

The political environment led the Susu people to convert to Islam in the seventeenth and eighteenth century, along with further westward and southward migration towards the plains of Guinea.

The region split, with Temne speaking Sierra Leone regions going with the British colonial empire, and Susu people speaking Guinea regions becoming a part of the French colonial empire in the late nineteenth century during the Scramble for Africa.

The Susu people believe that these castes have descended from the medieval era slaves.

Some Susu combine their Islamic faith with traditional beliefs, such as the existence of spirits who inhabit certain areas, and the belief in sorcerers who have the power to change into animals, cast evil spells on people, or heal people from certain ailments.

Susu people are primarily farmers, with rice and millet being their two principal crops.

Ancient Susu people houses were typically made of either mud or cement blocks, depending on the resources available.