[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] Human trafficking remains one of the most common crime against humanity, and therefore calls for a concerted effort of all African countries to ensure that this crime is stamped out completely. In Nigeria, different laws have been enacted in addition to the effort of different States and government agencies in combatting human trafficking, […]
[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] Terrorism with its ever changing and evolving nature is one of the serious Transnational Security Threats (TSTs) that affects Africa. The Internet and Social Media technologies are used to facilitate terrorist activities, such as recruitment, communications, radicalization, training, financing, incitement, preparation, planning, and collection information through secret chat rooms, encrypted Internet messages boards, […]
[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] Human trafficking within a country is found in sectors such as the commercial sex industry, like farming, construction, manufacturing, and mining. Worldwide, however, the most common form of human trafficking (59%) is sexual exploitation, according to the UNODC. The second most common form of modern slavery is forced labor (34%), although this may […]
[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] The Africa Prosecutors Association (APA), an organization of 30 African prosecution authorities, was established in 2003 to enhance cooperation between prosecution agencies and authorities in Africa. The APA convenes annually to entrench its objectives and address the growing challenges facing African prosecutors. On this perspective, AGA-Africa addressed a session on human trafficking at […]