Slavery in Africa

historical slavery in Africa

1904–1908 genocide committed by the German colonial administration in Africa

fortified colonial trading post in Ghana

ethnic group of Madagascar

former seat of the President and Government of Ghana

former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana

Annual observance on 25 March

The Haratin (, singular Ḥarṭānī), also spelled Haratine or Harratin, are an ethnic group found in western Sahel and southwestern Maghreb. The Haratin are mostly found in modern Mauritania (where they form a plurality), Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal, and Algeria.

Albreda is a historic settlement in The Gambia on the north bank of the Gambia River, variously described as a 'trading post' or a 'slave fort'. It is located near Jufureh in the North Bank Division and an arch stands on the beach connecting the two places. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 1,776.

atrocities perpetrated in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) which, at the time, was a colony under the personal rule of King Leopold II of Belgium

former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana

fortidied colonial trading post in Kormantin, Ghana

thumb|right|Two talibés boys in Vélingara, Senegal. A talibé (also spelled talibe, plural talibés; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This education is guided by a teacher known as a marabout. In most cases talibés leave their parents to stay in the daara.

Dutch-built fort in Apam, Ghana

former colonial fortified trading post in Ghana

former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana

thumb|236x236px|A Tuareg man of the Bella caste The Ikelan (Éklan/Ikelan or Ibenheren in Tamasheq; Bouzou in Hausa; Bella in Songhai; singular Akli) are members within Tuareg society.

Dutch governor of Mauritius from 1640 to 1645

material cultural heritage site in Ghana

thumb|Malagasy slaves (Andevo) carrying Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar The Andevo, or slaves, were one of the three principal historical castes among the Merina people of Madagascar, alongside the social strata called the Andriana (nobles) and Hova (free commoners). The Andevo, along with the other social strata, have also historically existed in other large Malagasy ethnic groups such as the Betsileo people.

material cultural heritage site at Anomabu, Ghana

Lomboko was a slave factory in what is today Sierra Leone, controlled by the infamous Spanish slave trader Pedro Blanco. It consisted of several large depots or barracoons for slaves brought from the interior, as well as several palatial buildings for Blanco to house his wives, concubines, and employees.

history of slavery in Mali

Italian historian

Nigerien abolitionist

18th century Ghanaian slave camp

slave soldiers who served in the army of the Mali Empire

Slavery in the Cape Colony