Iron In West Africa

The discovery of iron in West Africa had a big affect on life there.  For example, the had the best, most developed weapons in Africa because they were the only ones with metal.  Also, they could build better tools for farming, which was one of their main things that they did.  With metal tools, work was easier  and faster, and therefore more effective.  I think that having iron was one of the main things that made West Africa overall, a