Because the Portuguese dominated the Saharan trade routes.
No. Songhai was defeated by Morocco but the Portuguese played a role in their decline due them shifting the trade routes from over land to by sea.
Songhai empire.
Songhai
The ancient kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai grew very rich from the salt and gold trade before European Colonization.
Songhai traded gold and salt
What city is important for trade for the Mali boundary and the Songhai boundary
They traded gold.
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Mali's empire helped songhai controll trade routes and it made songhai richer
Ghana Mali and Songhai grew rich through trade.
Timbuktu, Mali, and Mali
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trans-saharan-trade
trade routes, 1st university
Yes, it did.
trade was crucial to the survival of Ghana Mali and songhai because they needed tax and other goods to take are of their teritory.