150 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on December 5 after being stranded in the volatile North African country en route Europe. African heads of state have in recent days condemned the treatment of migrants in Libya, including widespread violence and apparent slave trading. See the gallery above for pictures of the returnees as they arrived…

The Nigerian Government says it has a record of 2,778 Nigerian migrants registered in “accessible” detention camps in Libya, ready for repatriation.

He describes bleaching as a sickness, a kind of yellow fever which you spend your own money to bring upon yourself. Today, we are witnessing different kinds of slavery.

A pro-human rights group, the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has urged the Federal Government to push for the expulsion of Libya from the African Union (AU) over the alleged sale of Africans....

Recently, I was in Italy for few days where I participated in a Conference specifically convened by the President of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, Her Excellency, Ms Laura Bodrini, to discuss a very topical issue....

I do not know what needs to happen to bring tears from the eyes of African leaders. For over a decade now, Africans have been perishing daily on the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert in what looks like desperate.....

The best way to end the year is to anticipate what's to come in the new year, like the Royal wedding and the fact that one of TV's best shows will be losing a star. Other than that, our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters in Libya as well as our praise to…

The Archbishop Tutu Fellows have added their voice to the groundswell of condemnation trailing the live auction of black Africans in Libya and called on nations whose citizens were sold into slavery to cut diplomatic ties with the North African country. In a footage aired on CNN about two weeks ago, migrants from sub-Saharan nations…

Nigerian-American rapper turned IT Consultant Olanrewaju Dabiri, popularly known as Eldee has condemned what he describes as "other forms of slavery" that exists in Africa and beyond the continent. Following the recent news about the thriving slave trade of African migrants in Libya, eLDee has come out to air his own views on the issue,…

Libya will investigate alleged slave trading in the country, the internationally recognised government announced Sunday, following the release of video footage appearing to show migrants being auctioned off. Chaos-ridden Libya has long been a major transit hub for migrants trying to reach Europe, and many of them have fallen prey to serious abuse in the…

I work on slavery in West Africa mainly. The former slavery we were working on is called decent based slavery which is where people are literarily inherited by masters.