Niger sees first slavery conviction

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".

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

BBC

Doctor and nurse guilty of slavery

A London court convicts a doctor and his nurse wife of keeping a Nigerian man as a slave for 24 years in their home in the city.

 

9 years ago

BBC

14 Aug

Mauritania anti-slavery law welcomed

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

 

10 years ago

Zambia Daily Mail

24 Feb

2 sold girls still in suspected slavery in Tanzania

2 sold girls still in suspected slavery in Tanzania
Zambia Daily Mail
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 ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

05 Jul

Many Tanzanians threatened with modern day slavery

IPPmedia
Many Tanzanians threatened with modern day slavery
IPPmedia
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 ...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Wildlife loss link to child slavery

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

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Mauritania's slavery mind-set

Satirist asks when Mauritania will end servitude

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Feb

The legacy of colonialism and slavery costing Africa dearly

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

 

11 years ago

BBC

Greste to appeal against conviction

Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste is to appeal against his conviction and jail term on terrorism-related charges in Egypt, his family says.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Mubarak fraud conviction overturned

A court in Egypt overturns former President Hosni Mubarak's embezzlement conviction and orders a retrial, paving the way for his release.

 

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