The port/region of Africa that saw the most African slaves taken out of Africa was West Africa, specifically the region encompassing the modern-day countries of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon.
The region/port of Africa that had the most African slaves taken out of Africa during the transatlantic slave trade was the region known as West Africa, particularly from ports such as Goree Island (Senegal), Elmina (Ghana), Ouidah (Benin), and Badagry (Nigeria). These ports were major centers of slave trading and witnessed a high volume of slave departures between the 16th and 19th centuries. The slaves from this region were mainly captured and transported to the Americas, primarily to countries such as Brazil, Cuba, and the United States.
