Nigeria says 11 women who human traffickers planned to smuggle into Libya have been found in next-door Niger and repatriated. Anti-trafficking police say the women have been kept in a safe location in Sokoto since the weekend while officers try to reunite them with their families.

Most of the victims are from southern Nigeria. So far officers have found out that the women were robbed of their phones and goods in Niger where their traffickers abandoned them.

They were then rescued by Niger police and handed over to Nigerian immigration officials at the border.

 For more on this, Lulu Gaboo spoke to our correspondent in Nigeria, Collins Nosa Atohengbe..

Nigeria says 11 women who human traffickers planned to smuggle into Libya have been found in next-door Niger and repatriated. Anti-trafficking police say the women have been kept in a safe location in Sokoto since the weekend while officers try to reunite them with their families.
Most of the victims are from southern Nigeria. So far officers have found out that the women were robbed of their phones and goods in Niger where their traffickers abandoned them.
They were then rescued by Niger police and handed over to Nigerian immigration officials at the border.
 For more on this, Lulu Gaboo spoke to our correspondent in Nigeria, Collins Nosa Atohengbe..

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Nigerian immigration officials rescue 11 Libya bound trafficking victims

Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) gathered in Arusha for the 25th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State, at a time when the region is facing one of its most complex security and humanitarian crises in recent years.

Held under the theme "Deepening Integration for Improved Livelihoods of EAC Citizens," the summit took place against the backdrop of escalating conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 

The meeting brought together heads of state from the bloc's eight member countries its highest decision-making body to discuss institutional reforms among other things.

 Lulu Gaboo spoke to Special project lead and International journalist Rading Biko in Nairobi, Kenya.

Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) gathered in Arusha for the 25th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State, at a time when the region is facing one of its most complex security and humanitarian crises in recent years.
Held under the theme "Deepening Integration for Improved Livelihoods of EAC Citizens," the summit took place against the backdrop of escalating conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).&nbsp;
The meeting brought together heads of state from the bloc's eight member countries its highest decision-making body to discuss institutional reforms among other things.
&nbsp;Lulu Gaboo spoke to Special project lead and International journalist Rading Biko in Nairobi, Kenya.

Leaders of EAC gathered in Arusha for 25th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State

Kenyan police have rescued 70 foreign nationals, mostly Ethiopians, who were being held in a house in Nairobi by a suspected human‑trafficking ring. Acting on a tip‑off, officers freed the group, which included 66 Ethiopians and four Eritreans, after discovering them confined in a house in the Ruai area, according to a police statement shared on a US‑based social media platform.


Authorities say investigations are underway to identify the traffickers and determine the intended destination of the victims.


Lulu Gaboo spoke to Channel Africa’s Kenya Correspondent, Daniel Ominde.

Kenyan police have rescued 70 foreign nationals, mostly Ethiopians, who were being held in a house in Nairobi by a suspected human‑trafficking ring. Acting on a tip‑off, officers freed the group, which included 66 Ethiopians and four Eritreans, after discovering them confined in a house in the Ruai area, according to a police statement shared on a US‑based social media platform.
 Authorities say investigations are underway to identify the traffickers and determine the intended destination of the victims.
 Lulu Gaboo spoke to Channel Africa&rsquo;s Kenya Correspondent, Daniel Ominde.

Kenyan police rescue 70 foreign nationals in suspected human‑trafficking operation

Somalia’s Parliament has approved constitutional amendments that could extend President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term by one year and delay planned elections. The country has faced instability since the fall of Mohamed Siad Barre’s government in 1991. While African Union forces have weakened the militant group Al‑Shabaab, it continues to control parts of rural Somalia and carry out attacks.


Opposition lawmakers have criticised the constitutional changes, warning that they could undermine democratic processes.


Lulu Gaboo spoke to Advocate Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the University of South Africa (Unisa).

Somalia&rsquo;s Parliament has approved constitutional amendments that could extend President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud&rsquo;s term by one year and delay planned elections. The country has faced instability since the fall of Mohamed Siad Barre&rsquo;s government in 1991. While African Union forces have weakened the militant group Al‑Shabaab, it continues to control parts of rural Somalia and carry out attacks.
 Opposition lawmakers have criticised the constitutional changes, warning that they could undermine democratic processes.
 Lulu Gaboo spoke to Advocate Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the University of South Africa (Unisa).

Nigerian immigration officials rescue 11 Libya bound trafficking victims

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