Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More · Gary Arndt

The East African Slave Trade

March 6, 2026·15 min·1 clip

The East African slave trade was one of the longest-running human trafficking systems, predating the Atlantic trade by nearly a thousand years.

This episode explores the East African slave trade, detailing its origins in the 7th century with Islamic expansion, its brutal methods like armed raids and forced marches, and key differences from the Atlantic trade, such as the focus on sexual exploitation. It also covers the Trans-Saharan routes, major uprisings like the Zanj rebellion, and how the trade persisted into the 20th century before abolition efforts.

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