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Caste systems in Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Caste  systems in Africa are a form of  social stratification  found in numerous ethnic groups, found in over fifteen countries, particularly in the  Sahel ,  West Africa , and  North Africa . These caste systems feature  endogamy , hierarchical status, inherited occupation, membership by birth, pollution concepts and restraints on commensality. The specifics of the caste systems in Africa vary among the ethnic groups. Some societies have a rigid and strict caste system with embedded  slavery , whereas others are more diffuse and complex. Countries in  Africa  that have societies with caste systems include  Mali ,  Mauritania ,  Senegal ,  Gambia ,  Guinea ,  Ivory Coast ,  Niger ,  Burkina Faso ,  Cameroon ,  Liberia ,  Sudan ,  Sierra Leone ,  Algeria ,  Nigeria ,  Chad ,  Ethiopia ,  S...