[PineApps]

Obviously both of you have NO knowledge of west african history.

I will now proceed to school yah.

The slaves in West Africa were obtained due to 3 wars.

1. The Islamic onslaught from the north. This was lead by the berbers. They attacked many of the west african tribes like the Yoruba and Dahomey because they were "pagans". The prisoners captured by the berbers were the first slaves.

2. The West african wars. This wars were caused due to the expansionism by several west african tribes e.g. Akan, Yoruba etc. Many were after the highly profitable trade routes that linked africa to the arab world. Others were due to constitution differences e.g. the Yoruba and dahomey who were one people but split because they could not agree on kingship issues.

3. the whites who came in and took advantage of the islamic onslaught and the west african wars by supplying weapons to both groups. This is what really accelerated the breakdown of the situation in west africa leading to the destruction of most tribes.

However, it was the Islamic onslaught that really started it all.