John i think most leaders of African nations control there wealth , just like 42 black men in parliment control the 7 billion dollar GDP of the Bahamas ,and every cent of government revenue ,,

good one @ Banker . My .laugh for today

A fool and his money are soon parted .So your going to give your money right back to the white man buying their status symbols ..

the Arabs were taking slaves out of the top of Africa long before the europeans ,they even enslaved europeans .If the African warlords fought the europeans instead of supplying slaves there would of been no "middle passage " Do you blame your lot in life on something that happened 200 yrs ago or on BTC not ripping off the public so you can stand on the road side and sell phone cards w/ unsubstainable commisions in the private sector .

when it was owned by the Gov , the pin numbers were flying out the back door .i knew numerous locations where you could buy $20 worth of minutes for $10 ..John seems to think BTC should be another public corp providing jobs for the unemployable w/ the highest minute rates in the region and antique eqiupment that is not compatible w/ other systems as D Bartlett uses BTC as a volume buyer and purchaser to sell new equipment to TCI etc

Fact number is not factual ,many of the slaves ,and yes i think slavery of anyone is horrible ,were captured inland by more dominate african tribes ,the Ashanti,s , and marched to the coast .Many died being captured and the during the march to the coast,,John learn to google before you make blanket statements ..

What if Johns lineage goes back to the African Kings that captured other Africans and sold them to the slave traders ,should then John have to pay ??

2 jOHN the Arab slave trade lasted from 650 until the 19 th century .Qatar went to a Queens coronation in the 1950 w/ their slaves .The Arabs enslaved Europeans ,Blacks , other Arabs etc ,who should the desendants of this people blame for everything,, .The jews have been persucuted since time immortal their self esteem seems all right .Blacks rule Africa now but you claim the whites still have control ,so are the massively rich leaders selling there people out and making them live on less than 1 dollar a day,,.

John blacks rule Africa today ,check out Nigeria and the oil wealth the leaders "steal" while the people starve ..

@John there were tribal wars long before slavery as there are tribal wars today .I N Sudan today tribes steal other tribes cattle ,children and women .It is not unusual today ,2013 , for one tribe to capture another tribes village and rape the women and children .You can type so type in "tribal warfare in Africa today " Also which part do the warlords owe that first started selling their prisoners of war to the slave traders then went to war just to procure slaves for the trans atlantic slave trade ,where millions died in the wars and the march to the coast .I f these warlords had fought the Europeans instead of enriching themsleves there may not have even been the "middle passage "