The Fulani are around 9 percent of Mali 's population .
Are locally dominant in the Mopti Region , which was the center of the 19th Century Fulani - led Islamic state of Macina .
The Fulani are around 9 percent of Mali 's population , but are locally dominant in the Mopti Region , which was the center of the 19th Century Fulani - led Islamic state of Macina .