Top-Notch Bantu and a Cheeky Sultando's

Top bantu, lads.

I recently learned about these chaps, the wonderful east African city-states and later sultanates (pictured: the Kilwa sultanate). Speakers of the Bantu languages (sounding awfully like banter), and sadly neglected in stock CK2, these will be there in Cu&Si and ready to play.

A major choice with these city states will be to stay with the local Bantu mythology (which will be in the East African Pagan religion group, which is geographical rather than cultural but still better than CKII's Pagan religion group and the single West African religion), or to switch to the Islamic religion of the north and enjoy the benefits of trade with the Caliphate.

Historically, these Swahili states converted to Islam, but it would be an interesting challenge for the player to remain pagan and even spread north and west and gain the wealth of Egypt and Mali.