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Human trafficking
Trafficking in women in West and North Africa and towards Europe

Criminal networks exploit women through deceptive recruitment, digital control and regional trafficking for sexual exploitation across Africa and Europe.

13 / 06 / 2025

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Human trafficking
Rising wave of kidnappings in the Bight of Biafra

Growing success rates have led to the emergence of a hostage-taking enterprise in the ocean region from Nigeria to Gabon.

05 / 06 / 2025 by Raoul Sumo Tayo

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Human trafficking
Somali refugees in Kenya fall victim to Libyan-based traffickers

Trans-Saharan trafficking syndicates lure youngsters from the Dadaab camps with the promise of a better life in Europe.

15 / 05 / 2025 by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo

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Human trafficking
Sierra Leonean migrants carry the cost of their own trafficking

Job seekers in search of better lives in the Middle East are finding themselves entangled in exploitation and forced labour.

08 / 05 / 2025 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

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Human smuggling
The price of passage: inside Ghana’s migrant smuggling underworld

The experiences of four human smugglers highlight the motivations and methods of smuggling networks.

07 / 04 / 2025 by Feyi Ogunade

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Human trafficking
Nigeria’s schoolchildren once again the target of mass abductions

Shifting drivers of mass abductions leave the country’s government searching for effective responses.

11 / 02 / 2025 by Feyi Ogunade

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Human trafficking
Cultural practices and state weaknesses drive South Sudan-Ethiopia abductions

Women and children are captured during cattle raids on the border and forced into a lifetime of servitude.

10 / 10 / 2024 by Willis Okumu

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Cybercrime
Yahoo Boys scammers dabble in dark magic

Nigeria’s Yahoo Plus Plus scammers kidnap and kill for cybercrime success, leaving the state struggling for solutions.

22 / 08 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

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Cybercrime
Escrocs « Yahoo Boys » : entre crimes rituels et magie noire

Au Nigeria, les cybercriminels « Yahoo Plus Plus » commettent des enlèvements et des meurtres pour avoir du succès dans leurs activités, laissant l’État dans le désarroi.

22 / 08 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

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Human trafficking
Identifying victims key to breaking up SA's sex trafficking rings

Unclear distinction between sex work and trafficking in persons is hindering efforts to apprehend offenders and secure justice for survivors.

26 / 04 / 2024 by Carina Bruwer

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Human trafficking
Hostage to violent extremism: kidnapping in northern Benin

This report identifies four types of kidnapping closely linked to conflict dynamics and violent extremist group expansion.

08 / 03 / 2024 by Flore Berger, Lyes Tagziria & Aziz Mossi

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Human trafficking
Otage de l’extrémisme violent : les enlèvements dans le nord du Bénin

Cette étude identifie quatre principaux types d’enlèvement étroitement liés aux dynamiques du conflit et à l’expansion des OEV.

08 / 03 / 2024 by Flore Berger, Lyes Tagziria & Aziz Mossi

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