Doctor and nurse guilty of slavery

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A man has been sentenced to four years in jail in Niger in the first ever conviction for slavery in the country for taking a "fifth wife".

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Many Tanzanians threatened with modern day slavery
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A New mode of slavery is developing in Tanzania with foreign investors taking the lead in the recruitment of laboures, The Guardian has learnt. .The mode of slavery includes employment without contracts, forcing employees to join social security funds ...

New research suggests that the global reduction in wildlife is connected to an increase in human trafficking and child slavery.

Satirist asks when Mauritania will end servitude

2 sold girls still in suspected slavery in Tanzania
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TWO out of the 11 girls who were allegedly sold by their parents to Tanzanian businessmen are still missing. Immigrations director general Moola Milomo said in an interview yesterday his organisation and other stakeholders have failed to locate the only two ...

Human rights groups welcome Mauritania's new anti-slavery law which makes it a "crime against humanity" and doubles prison terms for offenders.

How do we measure the weight of our cultural presence in a globalized society? How does Africa’s unique cultural capital fare in the face of globalized cultures? We can look at the global accommodation given to our individual cultures

Dr Umar Ahmed is a 29-year-old NHS medic who worked at a hospital in east London before deciding to come to Freetown to help in the outbreak.