East Africa offered gold ... the 17th century the Portuguese began to lose their commercial hold over the trade routes, confining their activities to the southern part of the Coast.

These trade routes have left a ... faster routes via sea to the east, cutting out the Central Asian traders. Glass beads were made for many millennia in Africa, but became commonly used in ...

In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans arrived on the scene. It was driven by the sultanates of the Middle East. African slaves ended up as sailors in Persia ...

For years, Rwandan truckers and exporters have fueled trade across East Africa, but now, a brewing conflict in eastern ...

The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced a complete ban on Israeli ships passing through key waterways, including the Red Sea, ...

Closed banks, diverted trade routes, confusing customs decisions and border closures are ...