Many nations like Bono State, Ashanti in present-day Ghana, and Yoruba in present-day Nigeria participated in slave-trading for centuries, engaging in a brutal practice that devastated families and disrupted communities.

Groups such as the Imbangala from Angola and the Nyamwezi from Tanzania acted as middlemen, attacking communities to capture individuals for sale as slaves, often employing violent methods that left deep scars on survivors.

These conflicts caused instability, altering social structures and diminishing daily life security. The high demand for labor abroad and economic motives drove this slave trade, with local leaders justifying their actions to secure wealth, leading to ongoing violence and suffering.

Approximately 90% of Africans in the Atlantic slave trade were sold by fellow Africans due to desperation, highlighting the betrayal and greed that influenced these events. The lasting impacts of these injustices continue to shape societal narratives and disparities today, emphasizing the necessity for confronting and addressing past wounds for true healing.

European traders captured some Africans during coastal raids but primarily purchased them from local dealers. These dealers had well-established trading networks that enabled them to gather individuals from various communities, negotiating terms with different tribes and fostering relationships that supported the labor demand in overseas colonies.

Most of the Africans who were enslaved were captured in battles or were kidnapped, though some were sold into slavery for debt or as punishment.

The captives were marched to the coast, often enduring long journeys of weeks or even months, shackled to one another. At the coast they were imprisoned in large stone forts, built by European trading companies, or in smaller wooden compounds.

I still have a lot more Arabs nations to finish.