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Compare the trans-Saharan trade of the Mande speaking people of West Africa and the later Mali Empire that developed there with the Indian Ocean trade of the Shona speaking people of East Africa. What goods were traded and what was the impact of that trade on these two regions of Africa? Please be as specific as possible.