Melech 9,900 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 "Who's the highest bidder? 800 Dinar! 1,000 Dinar! 1,100 Dinar! In the end, the winning bid is 1,200 Libyan Dinar - the equivalent of $800. A done deal; however, this isn't just any auction for a car or a piece of art. What's being sold here is a group of frightened young men from Sub-Saharan Africa. The low-resolution images, apparently taken at a market in Libya earlier in 2017 were shown on the US-based network CNN last week, which looked further into the issue. Journalists working for CNN discovered several such slave markets in the country's interior, proving what experts had feared for a long time: migrants trying to reach Europe via Libya continue to be subject to abuse. Heavy criticism across Africa Politicians in Africa have expressed their outrage at the scandal - especially in West Africa where most African migrants originate. President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou felt particularly revolted by the reports, summoning the Libyan ambassador to Niger and demanding the International Court of Justice to investigate Libya for trading slaves. Meanwhile the foreign minister of Burkina Faso, Alpha Barry, told the press that he had also summoned the Libyan ambassador to the capital Ouagadougou for consultations. The issue has since been added to the agenda of next week's African Union meeting in Ivory Coast, to take place on November 29 and 30. The issue has made waves in the Ivory Coast itself -- 155 Ivorian refugees, including 89 women and underage migrants, were returned from Libya to the Ivory Coast earlier this week as part of a reintegration initiative launched by the European Union. Representatives of the Ivorian government, however, said that the health of those migrants returned from Libya was in a "deplorable state."" http://allafrica.com/stories/201711240194.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid LePage 5,048 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 it's 201-****ing-7 and we're still dealing with this ****? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABian 852 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Made a thread 3 ish days ago abt this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2007 5,291 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Maybe overthrowing their leader was a bad idea after all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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