With control of trade routes from the Savannah to North Africa, the Mandekalu were able to build up a standing cavalry that would one day project the mansa's influence from modern Senegal to the borders of present-day Nigeria.
The Mandekalu were able to build up a standing cavalry-day Nigeria. This was with control of trade routes from the Savannah to North Africa. This standing cavalry would one day project the mansa's influence from modern Senegal to the borders of present.