Does Culture Play a Role in Human Trafficking in West Africa?
Benin, a low-income country, has always been a transit route for west African migrants looking to make their way to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and finally to Europe, writes Issa Sikiti da Silva for IPS.
Human trafficking.
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The 'Not for Sale' campaign was rolled out last month with posters, TV and radio adverts in which women talk about how they were tempted to go Europe but instead pursued their ... Read more »
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"Most of the children were beaten and told by their traffickers that they would never see their families again," Interpol has said. The victims came from West African countries ... Read more »
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Does internationally accepted terminology around human trafficking adequately capture African realities? Often what the international community labels as human trafficking is in ... Read more »