Niger : "slavery hasn’t been abolished".

A kind of slavery is still widespread in Niger, hovering in the background. Slavery still prevails in nomadic Arab and Tuareg communities. (Tuaregs with white or brown skin are called « redskins »). The whole Niger is concerned, along with the bordering countries – Mauritania, Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Chad and as well Sudan, where wars are increasingly common. It takes place hidden in desert, rural zones where hunger is a part of daily life. Men and women – black Africans called « Bouzou », historically not considered human beings – continue to work hard labours for their Arab or Tuareg masters.

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