Are we repeating the same slave trade circle?

Are we repeating the same slave trade circle?

The transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century, after the Portuguese started exploring the coast of West Africa. At first the number of enslaved Africans taken was small. In about 1650, however, with the development of plantations on the newly colonised Caribbean islands and American mainland, the trade grew. Eastern Africa was also affected by the slave trade, as it was also raided for slaves. The slave  were taken to Arabic  and American countries, that is why you can see black men in Arabic countries.Some were taken to America and this has resulted to the population of blacks in America.Some Africans died while others were castrated and some were maimed while on transit.It disorganized  Africans and slave trade created  fear and despondency.But the circle is now back again.African in western and Northern countries have been risking  their lives crossing  the atlantic ocean to go and be refugees in America,france,Britain,ltaly and former soviet union etc.These are the countries  which scrambled and colonized African countries and stole their mineral resources while using cheap Labour.lnstead of African and Arabic countries using the opportunities to alleviate and  govern their subjects well, citizens are being subjected to poverty,hunger,illiteracy,bombings,fightings etc and there is lack of good governance and African as well as Arabic leaders are plundering  the remaining  few resources in their countries and creating skewed governance.This is making citizens to flee to European  countries and the death toll per day is running in hundreds.It is not only African countries  which are oppressing  their citizens.Arab countries are waging wars  on their neighbours using high powerful  weapons  and some even use chemical warfare.Now it is not a matter of being elected a leader,it is an individual  imposing  himself on his subjects and if they resist,they are arrested and all manner of injustices done on them. It is a high time this exodus of Africans and Arabs stopped so that citizens remain in their countries to defend injustices  of citizens.Many lives have been lost,families separated.Let America ,Soviet Union and Britain  stop the sale of weapons to those countries. Some super powers are supporting groups and factions in the war,fueling more conflict.Enough is enough! Stop the war!
By
Veronica  onjoro
Mombasa

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