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Probably one of the greatest military thinkers in African History… https://www.panafricanalliance.com/askia-the-great/ During his reign, Askia’s ships dominated the Niger River with dozens of ports and hundreds of massive warships. A side benefit of the increase in Songhai naval power was an expansion of trade. Ships carried goods to and from Portugal, the Mediterranean, Cairo, Algiers, Morocco and Baghdad. The abundance of new goods and wealth meant the people of Songhai enjoyed a quality of life better than any in Europe at the time.