Trade and European Imperialism.
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Portugal
Portugal!
Factors that helped some West African societies to become wealthy include the presence of oil and gas reserves.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
they captured them in war
First, direct trade between Portugal and the coastal people of West Africa bypassed the routes across the Sahara and pulled the coastal region into a closer relationship with Europe. Second, the Portuguese began the European trade in enslaved West Africans.
The Portuguese was the European group that made voyages of discovery along West Africa.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
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being the first african leader to resist european domination in west africa
European languages became official in some West African nations due to colonialism. During the colonial period, European powers such as France, Britain, and Portugal established control over these regions and imposed their languages as the administrative and educational languages. This led to the continued use of European languages even after these countries gained independence.