Borgu
Borgu | |||||||||
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| 15th century | |||||||||
Borguland | |||||||||
| Capital | Bussa (traditional) Nikki (political) | ||||||||
| Government | Confederation | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 15th century | ||||||||
• Anglo-French Convention of 1898 | 14 June 1898 | ||||||||
| Currency | Mithqal | ||||||||
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Borgu is a region and former country split between north-west Nigeria and the northern Republic of Benin. It was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. People of Borgu are known as Bariba or Borgawa.