L'histoire des migrations bassari, influences et perspectives.

This article traces the development of labour migration from the Bassari village of Etyolo in Senegal-Oriental. Three main migration phases are noted and discussed : (1) early movements centering around forced labour and small commerce ; (2) the rapid expansion of seasonal migration to include practically all young men and women ; and (3) the recent appearance of long-term settlement in towns. The reasons for changes in migration patterns appear to be a response to changing external conditions in Senegal and surrounding countries. The effects of migration on village socio-economic structures, however, seems to have been mainly conditioned by internal, village-based, factors. Nevertheless, the article concludes that Etyolo, like other Bassari villages, is becoming more and more influenced by outside forces beyond village control, and that the village is entering a period of rapid social change.Nolan Riall W. L'histoire des migrations bassari, influences et perspectives.. In: Journal des africanistes, 1977, tome 47, fascicule 2. pp. 81-101