Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania. It is about 10 km south of Kigoma. Ujiji was a "slave trade" town settled by Arab peoples. Kigoma is a town in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ...

Ujiji is the place where Burton and Speke first reached the shore of Lake Tanganyika in 1858 and where Dr. Livingstone met Stanley in 1871. A monument known as the "Dr. Livingstone Memorial" was constructed to commemorate the meeting. There is a former slave route near the market. Richard Burton, portrait by Frederic Leighton, National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Richard Francis Burton (March 19, 1821 – October 19, 1890), British consul, explorer, translator, and Orientalist, was born at Barham House in Hertfordshire, the son of an officer in the army. ... John Hanning Speke (May 4, 1827 – September 15, 1864) was an officer in the British Indian army, who made three voyages of exploration to Africa. ... Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... David Livingstone David Livingstone (March 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, // Early life Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire... Sir Henry Morton Stanley (orginal name John Rowlands and Congolese byname was Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks)) (January 29, 1841 – May 10, 1904) was a 19th-century, Welsh-born, journalist ,who worked in the United States, and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...