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Story telling in West African culture makes the people know about previous happenings in their society, the causes and how it was tackled. It helps in portraying the advantages and shortcomings of things.
Epic of Sundiata talks about how the emergence of Islam as a religion caused some issues with the duties of the traditional Kings who practiced the traditional religion. As time went by Sundiata was able to use both religions;Islam and the traditional religion to his advantage.