Human trafficking remains a major organised crime concern across Africa, exposing vulnerable people to forced labour, sexual exploitation and other forms of abuse.
A migrant pictured in a crowded room at the Tariq Al-Matar detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli on November 27, 2017 - a often obligatory passage on the route of human trafficking networks to Europe. Photo: © Taha Jawashi / AFP
Illegal immigrants who were abandoned by traffickers in a remote desert area wait in Dongola, Sudan, after being located by Sudanese and Libyan forces, May 3, 2014. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
The map of Africa
Country | Human trafficking 2025 | Criminality | Criminal markets | Criminal actors | Resilience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eritrea | 9.00 | 3.92 | 3.93 | 3.90 | 2.21 |
Burundi | 8.50 | 4.73 | 4.67 | 4.80 | 2.33 |
Libya | 8.50 | 7.05 | 6.70 | 7.40 | 1.88 |
Somalia | 8.50 | 6.55 | 5.60 | 7.50 | 1.88 |
South Sudan | 8.50 | 6.42 | 5.33 | 7.50 | 2.04 |
Sudan | 8.50 | 6.63 | 5.67 | 7.60 | 2.25 |
Central African Republic | 8.00 | 7.03 | 5.97 | 8.10 | 2.08 |
Ethiopia | 8.00 | 6.03 | 6.17 | 5.90 | 4.50 |
Kenya | 8.00 | 7.18 | 7.27 | 7.10 | 5.17 |
Niger | 8.00 | 5.93 | 5.87 | 6.00 | 2.96 |
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