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Briefly discuss the roles played by the following communities in the development of long distance trade a) Mijikenda b) Akamba c) Arabs

Briefly discuss the roles played by the following communities in the development of long distance trade
a) Mijikenda
b) Akamba
c) Arabs

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Dana
a) The Mijikenda acted as middlemen between the interior communities and the coast.
b) The Akamba having discovered the demand for ivory and slaves from the Mijikenda traveled to Mount Kenya region and eventually to the shores of Lake Victoria in search of the commodities.
c) The Arabs organized caravans to the interior to trade with the local communities

Dana05 answered the question on May 2, 2019 at 13:22

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