Before the fifteenth-century, the west african elite was most heavily influenced by

The answer to this question is Islam
Members of the west african elite such as the kingdom of Ghana and the kingdom of Songhay was influenced by islamic cultures.
The cultures brought up by traders/merchants that came and spread the islamic influence from Partner countries such as Sudan.

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