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West Africa is a region in Africa that is located to the west of the continent. It is a diverse region with a rich history and culture, and is home to many different ethnic groups. The region stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Sahel region in the east, and includes the countries of Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Niger. West Africa has a diverse economy, with industries ranging from agriculture and mining to manufacturing and services. The region is known for its vibrant music and art scenes, and is home to many important cultural and historic sites.
In our latest podcast episode we cover She Leads, a programme dedicated to amplifying the voices of girls and young women across Africa and the Middle East. In our new podcast episode on a joint ECPAT, Plan International Netherlands, Defence for Children – ECPAT the Netherlands (DCI-ECPAT), African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), and…
Although slavery was formally abolished more than 140 years ago in most countries, there still exists a modern slavery that feeds on vulnerability. It is enabled by unemployment, lack of education and other cultural and social factors, to which must be added the increasingly interlocking incidence of political and religious conflict, territorial displacement and humanitarian…
‘I’m going to send you to go give something to your uncle.’ This is what my dad told me one day when I was 13. It was the school summer holidays and I was living with my family in a small town in West Africa at the time. My uncle lived in the city, but…
Gideon Arinze in Enugu The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has asked the federal government to intervene in the legal battle involving former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who is currently facing trial over alleged organ harvesting in the United Kingdom. Ohanaeze also disagreed with a statement credited to the Attorney General of…
Journalists in West Africa have been advised to collaborate with other journalists across the sub-region in order to strengthen their fight against human trafficking. The advice was given by a press officer of the Nigeria National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person, Vincent Adekoye, at an ongoing 5-day advance training workshop on human trafficking…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched an Amber Alert device to assist in the fight against human trafficking and enhance investigation and rescue efforts. The launch of the device on Wednesday in Abuja was with the collaboration of Meta, an American multinational technology conglomerate company. The Amber Alert…
Movie title: The Woman King Release Date: 16 September 2022 Running time: 2 hours 14 minutes. Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Adrienne Warren, Jayme Lawson, Masali Baduza, Angélique Kidjo, Jimmy Odukoya, Thando Dlomo, Jordan Bolger, Zozibini Tunzi, Makgotso M, Siv Ngesi The devastating…
By Paul Nicholson in Geneva September 9 – Not enough is being done to combat human trafficking in football and this “needs to be urgently addressed,” said Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to monitor and combat trafficking in persons. Giving a key note speech at the meetings hosted by SiNAFE and…
The Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers has resolved to eliminate harmful traditional practices antithetical to women’s rights. On Saturday, chairman of the council, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Achebe, made this known in a communique issued at the end of a multi- stakeholders conference on eliminating violence against women and girls in Awka, Anambra….
Abstract Armed conflicts leave populations vulnerable to organ trafficking, a criminal enterprise with little international regulation when viewed separately from human trafficking. The Council of Europe’s Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs is the only instrument to contemplate the responsibility of actors involved in organ trafficking, but traffickers may go unpunished due to its limited…
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