Few people other than gatherer-hunters such as the Pygmies inhabited Africa's great equatorial forest because of

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The tsetse fly is notorious for spreading diseases such as sleeping sickness, which made it difficult for both people and domesticated animals to inhabit areas where these flies were prevalent, including Africa's great equatorial forest. This significantly limited human settlement and the use of beasts of burden in these regions.

Few People Other Than Gatherer-Hunters Such as the Pygmies Inhabited