In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10,000, including ...

European powers began trading for gold and other commodities in West African ... bases in West Africa. These became known as slave fortresses. Millions of Africans were captured and sold through ...

Africans were either captured in warring raids ... However, in his book The African Slave Trade, Basil Davidson points out that slavery in Africa and the brutal form of slavery that would develop ...

Searching for my slave roots Moving to Ghana 'to escape racism' The DNA study was led by consumer genetics company 23andMe and included 30,000 people of African ... from in Africa and where ...

African traders transported slaves from the interior of Africa. Equiano and others found themselves sold and traded more than once, often in slave markets. African merchants, the poor, royalty ...

The arrival of mercantilism and capitalism in Africa not only disrupted traditional structures but also embedded the ...

Upon arriving on the African coast ... By the mid-19th century, the West Africa Squadron readily expanded and improved its capabilities of capturing slave ships. Slavers had become increasingly ...

Bernal) (CN) — Through a genetic analysis of the remains of three Africans enslaved by Spain in the 16th century, researchers gained insight on a small narrative within the transatlantic slave ...

Four schoolchildren in South Africa are to face a disciplinary hearing over a viral video in which black students are seen being auctioned off as slaves ... The South African Human Rights ...

A statue celebrating members of the Royal Navy who helped to end the Atlantic slave trade is yet to find a home. Colin Kemp, ...