They served as tranportation across the Sahara dessert
The two other important West African empires were the Ghana Empire and the Songhai Empire. The Ghana Empire, thriving from around the 6th to 13th centuries, was known for its wealth in gold and its strategic trade routes across the Sahara. The Songhai Empire, which emerged in the 15th century, became one of the largest empires in African history, known for its cultural and intellectual centers, particularly in Timbuktu. Both empires played significant roles in the trans-Saharan trade and the spread of Islam in the region.
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Ghana Empire
Countries currently using a currency called "franc"Country - CurrencyBenin - West African CFA francBurkina Faso - West African CFA francBurundi - Burundi francCameroon - Central African CFA francCentral African Republic - Central African CFA francChad - Central African CFA francRepublic of the Congo - Central African CFA francDemocratic Republic of the Congo - Congolese francComoros - Comorian francCôte d'Ivoire - West African CFA francDjibouti - Djiboutian francEquatorial Guinea - Central African CFA francGabon - Central African CFA francGuinea - Guinean francGuinea-Bissau - West African CFA francLiechtenstein - Swiss francMali - West African CFA francNiger - West African CFA francRwanda - Rwandan francSenegal - West African CFA francSwitzerland- Swiss francTogo - West African CFA francBefore the introduction of the Euro in 2002, France, Belgium and Luxembourg also had currencies called francs.
Songhai
The people that carried goods from Europe to west African empires were Portuguese people.
salt and gold
The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading slaves, salt and gold.
The Songhai Empire
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The ancient empires phase of West African history came first
The main sources of wealth and power of all the West African empires was the armies they built whose superior iron weapons let them take control of the trade in salt and gold.
Portugal
Niger River
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Are the three main empires of africa
They served as tranportation across the Sahara dessert