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administration agriculture Algeria Almoravid ancient Angola Arab areas army Bantu became began Belgian Berbers Boer Britain British Government Byzantine Cape capital Capsian central centre Christian civilization coastal colonial governments colonial powers communities Congo conquest continent culture desert dynasty early East economic Egypt Egyptian eighteenth century empire established Ethiopia Europe European export Fatimids forest France French frontier Fulani Ghana Gold Coast Guinea Hausa independence influence interior Islam ivory Kanem Kenya Khartoum king kingdom labour Lake land later Maghrib Mali Mediterranean ment millennium B.C. missionary Moçambique modern Monomatapas Morocco Muhammad Muslim nationalists Negro Niger Nigeria Nile valley nineteenth century northern Nyasaland period political population Portuguese probably region Rhodesia Roman rule rulers Sahara Sanhaja savanna Senegal settlement settlers slave trade Songhai South Africa southern Africa Southern Rhodesia Sudan Tanganyika territories Timbuctu tion traditional Transvaal tribal tribes Tunisia Uganda West Africa western Sudan Zambezi Zanzibar Zenata