How was West Africa important to the African continent and the known world in the late 15th century?

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Niklas Berglund · Answer 1 · 2024-07-04T07:41:46+0000

A large part of the world's gold was mined there. It gave Spain rights to one-half of the Atlantic and Portugal claim to the other half