Why were most European trading posts set up on the West African coast?
A. Europeans preferred nautical trade to trading across land routes.
B. Europeans were ill-equipped to travel into the interior of Africa.
C. Africans had already set up coastal trading posts.
D. In fact, most European trading posts were actually in the Saharan desert.

A. Europeans preffered nautical trade to trading across land routes

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