[1][2] The wall is located near the Burkina Faso-Mali border.
[6] The region was marked by violent raids led by warlords Babatu and Samori.
One was to protect homes in the community, while the other encircled farms and bodies of water.
[3] The walls were abandoned when the Atlantic slave trade was abolished, although local slave traders were still a problem.
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