Deepest wound left by West in Africa: Slave trade
📍 The transatlantic slave trade uprooted 12.5 million Africans
💢 Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Western powers forcibly transported 12.5 million Africans, with about 10.7 million surviving the voyage to the Americas, mainly the Caribbean and South America
02 December 2025•Update: 02 December 2025
