The East African Slave Trade
06 March 2026

The East African Slave Trade

Everything Everywhere Daily

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Most people are familiar with the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved over ten million people over a period of centuries.

Fewer people are aware of the other African slave trade, which was centered in Eastern Africa along the Indian Ocean. It was centuries older, lasted decades longer than the Atlantic slave trade.

While the systems differed, the human costs were equally staggering.

Learn more about the East African Slave Trade on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. 



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