<em>Fake illnesses was one way that slaves resisted forced labor, by pretending to be sick. Another way they would resist to enforced labor was breaking the tools. </em>
The answer is faking illness because some of the slaves thought that if they'll make a fake illness they will be brought home. Some just wanted to run away.
Mali took advantage of the gold that was being traded along the sub-saharan, as well as charged any commerce goods entering West Africa and military forces being applied .
