In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans arrived on the scene. It was driven by the sultanates of the Middle East. African slaves ended up as sailors in Persia ...

Kivoi, the slave and ivory trader is long gone but Kitui bears some ... According to Ali, his family originated from Oman and only came to Mombasa to fight the Portuguese occupying Fort Jesus ...

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 ...

Once the captain of a slave ship, he later denounced the slave trade, becoming a great influence in its demise. After his mother's death when he was seven, John Newton went to English schools that ...