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Ghana Government In West Africa
Throughout Africa’s lifetime the continent has seen the evolution of different forms of government, the expansion and fall of different empires, and development of the their political structure. The government systems in ancient Africa varied or completely changed based on the region. In west Africa two of the most significant African empires were born the Ghana empire and the Mali empire each with similar political structures. The Ghana empire ruled over a noticeable area portion of the sub-Saharan located in west Africa and would also impose authority on neighboring civilizations. The empire was divided into a number of provinces ruled partially by local kings. The high king had to belong to the royal bloodline in order become the ruler of
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