What Queen Amanirenas’ Trade Routes Could Teach Us About Linking Idembia to Abakaliki

After Queen Amanirenas’ conflict with Rome and the Treaty of Samos in 21 BCE, I believe Kush strengthened its prosperity by supporting trade in gold, iron, incense, ivory and grain. Its routes connected Meroe, Napata, the Nile corridor and Red Sea trade networks. I see a similar opportunity around the Idembia salt source. The road links from Idembia Eye through Umunwagu and the Azuebonyi River to Abakaliki need major improvement. Better roads, drainage and solar lighting could help local salt trade, mobility and access to markets. My proposal is to extend the route from Abakaliki towards Enugu, Eza’s historic iron-working sites and Igbo-Ukwu. Local labour and revenue from salt production could support the project, alongside a hospital near the salt source. The historical claims and figures cited should be independently verified through archival and archaeological sources before they are used for planning.

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