USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Traders from Europe went to West Africa and offered cloth, rum, salt, and other goods in exchange for slaves. Many Africans became wealthy by trading slaves for goods like these. In addition to these goods, the European traders also offered to trade guns for slaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -three stages of the so-called triangular trade, in which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and sugar and coffee from the Americas to Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Camel caravans from North Africa carried bars of salt as well as cloth, tobacco, and metal tools across the Sahara to trading centers like Djenne and Timbuktu on the Niger River. Some items for which the salt was traded include gold, ivory, slaves, skins, kola nuts, pepper, and sugar.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2021, 68 % of goods exported from the EU to Africa were manufactured goods. In 2021, 65 % of goods imported to the EU from Africa were primary goods (food and drink, raw materials and energy). Northern Africa: largest trade in goods partner of the EU among the African regions in 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -These are Ghana, Senegal, and Maurita-nia. However, Senegal remains the largest exporter of salt in the region. In addition to above mentioned main producing countries, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon procure raw salt, refine and iodise it to export the higher quality salt to neighbouring countries and beyond.