From high upon the mountain he had a good view. The caravans following the road to the harbour, he counted them: 100 times his 10 fingers. Also the people had different colours, from pale, brow to black. The same variety in transportation was visible: carts, camels, elephants,
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The empires and main countries in Africa had recently come to an agreement to invest; work together and create an African trade-caravan. The Empire of Songhai, Mossi Confederation, Sultantate-Empire of Yemen-Ethiopia, Empire of Lunda and Empire of Luba had invested in roads, harbours, resting stations and a police force to guard these trade routes.
From the deep south to the north, from the east to the west; Africa was almost totally linked. The expectations are high, and opportunity awaits a decent tradesman. The trade-caravan follows rivers and the easy terrain as much as possible.

Tradesman are also talking about a joint African project to create a Trade-Republic in the centre of Africa. The idea is to create a haven for trade with control from the major African players. The Empire of Songhai and the Sultantate-Empire of Yemen-Ethiopia are looking forward to connect the trade-caravan even further to where possible...
But for now the route (also known as the sweat-road to the locals) isnt linked to the far north or far south.