In December 1878 Sir Bartle Frere, British high commissioner for South Africa, issued an ultimatum to Cetshwayo that was designed to be impossible to satisfy: the Zulu were, among other things, to dismantle their “military system” within 30 days and pay reparations for alleged insults.
I’m not so sure about the north but i know that the south was very angry because they claimed it was an inaccurate depiction of slaveholders. I hope this helps!
Trade across the Sahara became possible and it impacted West African empires by influencing them on a cultural level. The peak of Saharan trade <span>extended from the 8th century until the early 17th century.</span>