The Sahelian kingdoms were a series of empires that had many similarities. They were centred on the sahel, the area of grasslands south of the Sahara. The wealth of the states came from controlling the trade routes across the desert. Their power came from having large pack animals like camels and horses that were fast enough to keep a large empire under central control and were also useful in battle.
All of these empires were also quite decentralized with member cities having a great deal of autonomy.
The Sahel states were limited from expanding south into the forest zone of the Ashanti and Yoruba as mounted warriors were all but useless in the forests and the horses and camels could not survive the heat and diseases of the region.
Hang on i'll try and help you out with the others just give me a minute
What do you need to know about the cash flow crisis and the anti locust programs? I found something on crisis management, does that sound like something you might need?
thanks about the chineese one i cant believe i missed that, erm crisis management sounds like managing a riot but cash flow crisis is something to do with not having enough money coming in to counteract the money going out i think, and anti locust programms are something to do with helping poorer countries grow food i think
With the anti locust programs, they will bring in pesticides, vehicles and communications equipment to treat infested areas as well as prevent the hatching and laying cycles of future generations of the finger-length winged insects.