History East &South Africa
The Effects of Long Distance Trade in East Africa.
By Deborah of Uganda 7th May 2008
Long Distance Trade was the trade between the East African coast and other interior states of Africa in the early 19th Century. In involved movement over long distances, the major participants were the Swahili speaking peoples of East Africa and the Arabs. The interior people included the Nyamwezi, the Kamba, the Yao tribes. They moved in caravans of 100 to 1,000 people. Capital was provided by the Indian Bunyans who even gave out goods on credit.
The means of exchange was by barter trade and the means of transport by porters who carried the goods on their heads. Imports were gunpowder; guns, cloths and beads while the exports were gold, ivory, slaves etc. Exports were raw materials while the imports were mainly manufactured goods. Security was provided by both the Arabs and African leaders. Below are the effects of this on trade in East Africa.
1. There was development of new......
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