<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishIngawa wahamiaji walileta watumwa wa kwanza wa Kiafrika huko Cuba mapema miaka ya 1500, mamia ya maelfu ya wafanyakazi wa Kiafrika waliingizwa mwishoni mwa karne ya 18 ili kukidhi mahitaji ya tasnia ya sukari.  <response>: Though settlers brought the first African slaves to Cuba in the early 1500s, hundreds of thousands of African laborers were imported in the late 18th century to meet the demands of the sugar industry. 