A very good point. I didn't even stop to consider what the kingdom of Benin were up to. And it is true that many western african kingdoms were involved in the s

A very good point. I didn't even stop to consider what the kingdom of Benin were up to. And it is true that many western african kingdoms were involved in the slave trade. Kinda off topic but the empire of Mali for example were claimed to have traded with people in south america before columbus set sail. Some documents claim that the king of spain instructed columbus on his second or 3rd voyage to find land south of where he originally landed, based on documents from the empire of Mali. And sure enough he found south america. But I'm sure the Malinese were also heavily involved in the slave trade.