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Africa: Covid-19 Stirs Human Trafficking, UN Warns
East African, 3 February 2021
A new report by the UN drug and crimes agency warns that the Covid-19 pandemic could also be contributing to a rise in trafficking of persons. Read more »
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Mozambique: Turning the Tide for Women and Girls Caught in the Cabo Delgado Crisis
UNFPA, 3 February 2021
Reflections by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Read more »
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Sudan: Ethiopian Gunmen Hold Sudanese Merchants for Ransom
Dabanga, 1 February 2021
Ethiopian gunmen have kidnapped three Sudanese merchants. As a result, the border crossing to Ethiopia and the market in El Galabat, El Gedaref, have been closed for the past two… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kidnappers Abduct Kidnap Kingpin
Leadership, 12 January 2021
A kidnap kingpin, who has been terrorising Abuja-Kaduna expressway and Abuja-Lokoja expressway, Mohammed Ahmadu a.k.a Confirm, has been kidnapped by another kidnap gang, when he… Read more »
Covid-19 Worsens Africa's Human Trafficking Problem - UN
The UN has released a new report, The Trafficking in Persons Report, which states that poverty arising from lost jobs or other economic opportunities has, over the last year, increased the pool of people most vulnerable to trafficking. In East Africa, seven in every 10 traffickers arrested were reportedly male and most of them were arrested on home soil. The Covid-19 pandemic may have a negative impact on the provision of timely and fair legal proceedings, contribute to case backlogs and limit the legal services provided to victims of trafficking. Prosecution of those involved has had to be delayed, effectively denying the victims justice, the report has said.
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The abduction of 276 girls from Chibok in Borno State, by Boko Haram militants on April 14, 2014 sparked a global outcry that gave rise to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Many y Read more »
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At least 333 schoolboys are reportedly still missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys secondary school in Kankara, in Katsina State. Residents said the gunmen had earlier attacked ... Read more »
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At least 11 people have been abducted in Mandera by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in the past year, according to security records. The militant group is reportedly targeting ... Read more »
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At least 300 students who were kidnapped last week from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara have been released. The students were handed over to security officials ... Read more »
