A native speaker of the Zarma language, Idé left his home in Niamey to study public administration in France, receiving degrees from The Sorbonne (Université de Paris I) and the Institut international d'administration publique in Paris, serving as an official in the Government of Niger and in international organizations.
Zika was the son of a Zarma speaking traditional healer and fisherman, near the town of Ayorou on the Niger River.
Other names for the tree include bani in Fulfulde, tolo in Djerma, and ban in Serer.
In the Zarma speaking regions in the west of Niger, slavery provided the crucial workforce in agriculture.
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