The united states and former <span>General and State Senator Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo </span>
Well there's no simple answer to this; the French and English have had a long history of discord- they weee at war for a hundred years after all!
Kilwa had seized the port of Sofala, which was a trading center for gold mined inland. By controlling Sofala, Kilwa was able to con- trol the overseas trade of gold from southern Africa. As a result, Kilwa became the wealthiest, most powerful coastal city-state.