Lion of Africa

Lion of Africa is the second scenario of the Francisco de Almeida campaign in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms. Thirteen years after the Battle of Toro, Portugal's control on northern Africa was beginning to be disrupted by Barbary Pirates and Berber tribesmen. To re-establish Portugal's hold on the region, Alfonso de Albuquerque has been sent to lead a small garrison from an island located on the Loukkos River.

Ally → Enemy

 * Emir (Saracens): The Emir has a well fortified city with two layers of walls, many Guard Towers and a Castle along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. When the player tries to seek his assistance to fight the Barbary Pirates, he will ask the player to bring an Organ Gun to his Castle so that his engineers can examine the Portuguese cannon technology. If the player does this, all of the Emir's Guard Towers will be replaced by Bombard Towers and he will start attacking the ships of Barbary Pirates. However, after the Barbary Pirates have been defeated, he will turn his stance towards the player to enemy.

Enemies

 * Barbary Pirates (Berbers): They have their base to the north along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. They have three Docks with which they will be making War Galleys and Fast Fire Ships. They also have a Castle near the coast along with a few Watch Towers and will mainly train Scout Cavalry and Crossbowmen.
 * Banu Arous (Berbers): They are an ancient people living in the Saharan Deserts to the east and south of the map. They will train Light Cavalry, Genitours, Camel Archers and Heavy Camels. They will keep spawning units until their camps in the desert have been destroyed.
 * Banu Arous (Berbers): They are similar to Banu Arous (yellow) but mainly occupy the southern part of the map. They will train the same type of units as Banu Arous (yellow) and will keep spawning units until their camps in the desert have been destroyed.
 * Kemal Reis (Turks): He is an Ottoman Pirate whose fleet have caused trouble to the Portuguese near the Tangier coast. He only has a special Fast Fire Ship named 'Kemal Reis' Flagship' with a lot of Hit Points and high Pierce Armor. Once the player sinks this ship, Kemal Reis will surrender and the player will get three Caravels as reinforcement from Portugal.
 * Guanches (Malians): They occupy the two islands near the western edge of the map. These islands have a lot of gold and stone mines along with fruit bushes but to get these resources, the player will have to first defeat Guanches' soldiers. Their army consists of unupgraded Gbetos, Skirmishers and a few Canoes.