# Modern Slavery in Africa ## Resources - Global Slavery Index - Homepage: https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/ - Page on Africa: https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/2018/findings/regional-analysis/africa/ - Google search "contemporary slavery in africa" https://www.google.com/search?q=contemporary+slavery+in+africa ## On the [[Freedom Topics/Modern Slavery/Global Slavery Index]] https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/2018/findings/regional-analysis/africa/ ![[Screen Shot 2021-07-10 at 11.32.29 AM.png]] "On any given day in 2016, an estimated 9.2 million men, women, and children were living in modern slavery in Africa. The region has the highest rate of prevalence, with 7.6 people living in modern slavery for every 1,000 people in the region." 😳 "When considering the forms of modern slavery, the rate of forced marriage (4.8 victims per 1,000 people in the region) was higher than the rate of forced labour (2.8 victims per 1,000 people in the region)." "Over half of all victims of forced labour exploitation (54 percent) were held in debt bondage, with similar proportions of men and women in the region trapped through debt. An estimated 400,000 people in the region were victims of forced sexual exploitation, accounting for eight percent of all victims of forced sexual exploitation and commercial sexual exploitation of children worldwide." "Within the region, Eritrea, Burundi, and Central African Republic were the countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery; however, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo had the highest absolute number and accounted for over one-quarter (26.3 percent) of all victims in the region." "These regional figures, while important, should be interpreted cautiously given the gaps and limitations of data in certain countries. For example, it is not possible to survey in countries that are experiencing profound and current conflict, such as Libya, South Sudan, and parts of Nigeria. The lack of data from countries experiencing conflict means that modern slavery estimates in these countries are likely to understate the problem." ![[Screen Shot 2021-07-10 at 12.13.58 PM.png]] ### Vulnerability within Africa ![[Screen Shot 2021-07-10 at 12.14.35 PM.png]] The prevalence estimates are consistent with findings from the vulnerability measures, which suggest the Africa region had the highest average vulnerability score (62 percent). The Africa region performed relatively poorly on the governance issues, lack of basic needs, and disenfranchised groups dimensions of the vulnerability model ([Figure 1](https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/2018/findings/regional-analysis/africa/#figure:1)). These rankings reflect the challenges that continue to plague certain countries in this region in terms of resource allocation, effective governance, and acceptance of minority groups. The Central African Republic, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo had the highest levels of vulnerability, while Mauritius and Tunisia had the lowest levels of vulnerability in the region.