The Broker of Betrayal: When Brothers Became Traders, and Sold Souls for Gold

Where there is gold, there is greed. Where there is greed, there is betrayal. In The Broker of Betrayal, Nico Cache Malik exposes the shadowy intersection of wealth and human suffering during the transatlantic slave trade. The book traces how African gold and European silver treasure fleets fueled a system that sold bodies as currency and turned betrayal into profit. From the gold-laden caravans of Mansa Musa to the coastal forts of Elmina where deals were struck in blood and coin, Malik reconstructs the world where African brokers, European traders, and corrupt monarchs turned entire peoples into commodities. Through vivid narrative and archival depth, he follows figures like Jan Niezer, Akan intermediaries, and Spanish financiers who fed a global hunger for gold, silver, and slaves. This book is not only a history of enslavement but a mirror for today’s world of financial empires and ethical collapse. With haunting realism and unflinching honesty, Malik challenges readers to reckon with how gold and money became stained with betrayal—and how remembrance can restore dignity to the descendants of those who paid the ultimate price.