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Explanation:
Camel-owning dwellers of desert oases initiated regular trans-Saharan commerce by 300-400 CE. As in all civilizations, slavery found a place in West Africa. Early on, most slaves had been women, later, however, male slaves were put to work. Most came from non-Islamic and stateless societies further south, though some white slave women from the eastern Mediterranean. Most of these slaves were used within this emerging West African civilization, but a trade in slaves also developed across the Sahara. Between 1100 and 1400 CE, perhaps 5,500 slaves per year made the dangerous trek across the desert. Most such slaves were put to work in the homes of the wealthy in Islamic North Africa.
