In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans ... Women were taken as sex slaves. Arab traders began to settle among the Africans of the coast, resulting in the emergence ...

Calculating the statistical dimensions of the slave trade ... the Arabs in East Africa. Indeed there remains a great deal of dispute over the figures for the Arab slave trade.

The continuation of slavery within Africa in the 19th century after abolition is also poorly documented. ARAB SLAVE TRADE Historical documents containing statistics are not always very reliable.

In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans ... Women were taken as sex slaves. Arab traders began to settle among the Africans of the coast, resulting in the emergence ...