The Zaghawa people, also called Beri or Zakhawa, are a Central African Muslim ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan, including Darfur.

Zaghawas speak the Zaghawa language, which is an eastern Saharan language.[

They are pastoralists, and a breed of sheep that they herd is called Zaghawa by the Arabs.

They are semi-nomadic and obtain much of their livelihood through herding cattle, camels and sheep and harvesting wild grains.

It has been estimated that there are between 225,000 and 400,000 Zaghawa.