The two boys, Wekotani and James Chuma, the adults Abdullah Susi ${ }^{1}$ and Amoda, ${ }^{2}$ who had both been working at the Bombay docks (Jeal, 1974, p. 296), and several other Bombay Africans were to accompany Livingstone on his expedition from 1866 to 1869. James Chuma joined Joseph Thomson on his expedition from 1879 to 1880 to the central lakes, and Abdulla Susi joined Henry M. Stanley on his 1881 expedition to the Congo region. Abdulla Susi was the leader of a group who reconnoitred the region of Kintamo on the lower Congo River in order to find a suitable location for a camp. The chosen site became 'Station Four' on 1 December 1881. Susi was in charge of supervising the construction of the settlement. In the following April, Stanley named the settlement Léopoldville; it is known today as Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Simpson, 1975, p. 158). The Bombay Africans were responsible for collecting, collating and delivering much of the geographical data collected by Livingstone on his final expedition. Two of them, James Chuma and Abdulla Susi, were also responsible for helping the Royal Geographical Society complete the biography on the explorer. Alongside Seedi Bombay, they were recognized in the nineteenth century for their role in the advancement of African geography.  
A few Bombay Africans, including Wekotani, who accompanied Livingstone from 1866 to 1869, actually returned to their homeland (Harris, 1977, p. 19). Wekotani assisted E. D. Young as an interpreter and guide in 1875 to the country around Lake Malawi, even helping to ensure provision of supplies. In October 1875, Wekotani was also at the founding of a settlement, at Chembe on the lakeshore, which would be the original Livingstonia Mission (Simpson, 1975, p. 136). The mission was moved to Bandawe (Malawi) in 1882 and became one of the most influential educational institutions in southern Africa.