AFRICAN SULTANS. 
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interior. There is now no war in any part of 
Central Africa, i. e. no great wars. Probably the 
princes of Africa, like those of Europe, find that war 
will not pay. At any rate, all is peace for the 
present. This will facilitate our progress. I had 
a visit from the son of the Kadi of Kuka, an intel- 
ligent young man, who has promised to come to- 
morrow to write the routes from Zinder to his native 
place. 
I have obtained a list of the names of the prin- 
cipal sultans in this part of Africa : 
1. Bornou — The Sheikh Omer, the son of the 
sheikh who reigned in the time of the first expedi- 
tion. He has now reigned fourteen years. He 
has a good character. 
2. Sakkatou — Sukan of the Fellatahs, Ali. He 
is not so great as his father Bello, celebrated in the 
time of the first expedition. 
3. Asben, or Aheer — Abd-el-Kader. 
4. Maradee — Binono. 
5. Gouber — Aliou (Ali). 
6. Niffee — Khaleelou. The name of the ca- 
pital is Gondii. The Sultan is a Fullan, but in- 
dependent of Sakkatou, as are many other Fullan 
princes. 
7. Adamaua— Lauel. He is called by the Ful- 
lans Madubbu-Adamaua, i. e. Sultan or Kakam of 
Adamowa. He is a Fullan, but the people whom 
he governs are all Kohlans, or negroes. 
