How was africa affected by the atlantic slave trade?

4. To maintain a favorable balance of trade, in comparing exports and imports, it is the value of the imports that must be higher. read more

The slave trade had many effects on Africa. Most of them were, of course, negative, though we can argue that the slave trade was beneficial for some African states in the short term. One negative about the slave trade was that it tended to increase the amount of war that occurred in West Africa. read more

Prior to the transatlantic slave trade, slavery was an endemic part of most African cultures. People commonly sold themselves into slavery to pay off debt or support their families, or they were forcibly enslaved for crimes or in war. read more