Rinderpest was the fast spreading and devastating disease of cattle plague. Effects of Rinderpest: It affected the Africans in following ways: (i) Rinderpest moved like forest fire. (ii) 90% of cattle were killed. (iii) The loss of cattle destroyed African livelihoods. Earlier people rarely worked for a wage. They possessed land and livestock. Due to Rinderpest, they were forced to work for wages and so it affected the economy. (iv) Colonial government forced the Africans into labour market.