ORIGINS OF AFRICAN SLAVERY

Origins of African Slavery

Origins of African Slavery

Introduction

Slavery in Africa is a phenomenon whose origins date back to antiquity, and which lasted until the end of the nineteenth century. Slavery was widespread in the ancient indigenous African civilizations such as the Empire of Songhai was added at a later time in the practice of capturing slaves in Sub-Saharan Africa and sold them elsewhere. This trade occurred historically along several directions: first through the Sahara to the North Africa, then from the African coast of the Indian Ocean countries to the Arab and East, and finally to the European colonies ...