Answer:
Rinderpest arrived in the late 1880s. It was carried by infected cattle imported from British Asia to feed Italian soldiers invading Eritrea in the east Africa. Very soon it moved westward like forest fire to Atlantic coast. Along the way rinderpest killed nearly 90% of the cattle.
Since livelihood of the Africans depended on cattle wealth, losing cattle meant losing livelihood to them. The Africans had no other way but to join the labour force. Very soon control over the resources of these Africans paved the way for European conquest.
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