The Daza are a group of nomadic people living in and near the southern Sahara desert, in Niger and Chad. They consider themselves a warrior people, and are almost entirely Islamic in beliefs. They speak the Dazaga language. The increasing desertification of Africa has resulted in a reduction of their traditionally nomadic, herding lifestyle. Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Goran, also known as Dazaga or Toubou, is a language spoken in the Djurab desert region of Chad by the Daza people, and is part of the Nilo-Saharan language family. ... // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day...