Trans-Saharan trade routes
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The Trans-Saharan trade routes were a network of caravan paths across the Sahara Desert that linked West and North Africa, facilitating the exchange of gold, salt, slaves, and other goods and fostering the rise of powerful African empires.
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Sokoto Caliphate
("Trans-Saharan trade")
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Northwest Africa
("Trans-Saharan trade")
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Old World
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