How did these patterns of slavery differ?
What do you think were the long-term effects on Africa of each type of slavery?
Is there slavery in this region today? If so, where and in what circumstances? How do these circumstances differ from the historical ones cited above?
You may want to research the answers on the following Websites:
International Labour Organization: www.ilo.org/global/lang–en/index.htm
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: www.unocha.or
IRIN: www.irinnews.org
Anti-Slavery: www.antislavery.org/english
Amnesty International: www.amnesty.org
What do you think were the long-term effects on Africa of each type of slavery?
