Which region in Africa do these Dominicans match with best?

[Sikeliot]

These Dominicans are mostly mixed but which region of Africa contributes most to their look -- Congo/Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, or Senegambia?

Disclaimer: I did pick blacker looking people so as to make the question easiest to answer.


The African groups:

Congolese:

http://davidashleypetersen.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/people-1.jpg



Nigerian:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/12/12/1323720270080/Nigeria-education-weekly--005.jpg




Ghanaian:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/3234/Week_4/062309_students_500.jpg



Senegambian:

http://www.americares.org/assets/images/cp/senegal/SN1003_MegMcD_IMG_2052-600x325.jpg












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http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llry9cZb3G1qei46ao1_500.jpg
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg208/scaled.php?server=208&filename=peoplefromthedominicanr.jpg&res=medium
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http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg685/scaled.php?server=685&filename=dominicanrepublicpeopleq.jpg&res=medium
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http://111.imagebam.com/download/FQXc_FWLfKb-RLRfrp0R6g/31117/311165583/dominicantty.jpg

[7eleven]

Cmon dude all those African groups look the same lol

[Sikeliot]

Cmon dude all those African groups look the same lol

Nigerians and Ghanaians maybe but the Senegambians and Congolese are distinct.

[Mark]

I'll just guess Senegambian.

[zhaoyun]

It could be any of those groups because all of those regions produced slaves for the old world. However, I chose Nigeria because

1. Most of the slaves were from the West African coast
2. Nigeria has the largest population and geographical area in West Africa

[Sikeliot]

I'll just guess Senegambian.

Are you saying that because you see it or because you know that DNA testing has shown that they are related?

I think in phenotype, it is a mixture of Senegambian and Nigerian, mostly. But I am unsure. I have seen some robust Congolese types too.

[Mark]

Are you saying that because you see it or because you know that DNA testing has shown that they are related?

I think in phenotype, it is a mixture of Senegambian and Nigerian, mostly. But I am unsure. I have seen some robust Congolese types too.

I was only going by a quick visual. I don't know enough about the history or genetics of the Senegambian and Nigerian people.

[Sikeliot]

What is worth noting is that AncestryDNA is showing that Jamaicans and Dominicans are the most opposing in terms of their African origins. Jamaicans are showing significant influences from the Togo/Benin area, and little to no Senegambian. Unsurprisingly, all New World blacks have significant Central African ancestry.