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What obstacles did european merchants confront in negotiating with african authorities?

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The two main obstacles that European merchants faced were: 1. Convincing the african authorities to sanction their trading. 2. They had to negotiate prices with the authroties and pay taxes to the king and his officials for leave to trade.
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