Which early peoples lived in the area that became Burkina Faso?

The earliest known inhabitants of the area that is now Burkina Faso were the Bobo, the Lobi, and the Gurunsi peoples. Evidence of human presence in the region dates back even further, as axes belonging to a Neolithic culture have been discovered in the northern part of the country.12

These groups inhabited the region long before the arrival of conquering horsemen from the south around the 15th century CE, who subsequently established the Gurma and Mossi kingdoms.12