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Slavery continues to blight the lives of many millions around the world. Although officially abolished in some countries two centuries ago, people trafficking, bonded labour and child labour still exist. Slaves come from the poorest communities in Niger There are some places on earth that few outsiders visit or know about, vast empty sections of the earth where time has stood still for centuries. Niger is one of those places. It is a country that you can drive through for hours without seeing a soul. A nation of vast, barren and windswept landscapes, a country of people who live almost entirely off cattle, and off the labour of human slaves. Slavery in Niger is not an obscure thing, nor a curious relic of the past, it is an intrinsic part of society today. A Nigerian study has found that almost 8% of the population are slaves. You wonder how this can be in the 21st Century and why people do not know about it? We began a journey to find out more. Humiliation We drove for hundreds of mil

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Born to be a slave in Niger Home News Sport Radio TV Weather Languages [an error occurred while processing this directive] Low graphics | Accessibility help One-Minute World News News services Your news when you want it From Our Own Correspondent Archive About the programme FAQs Election 2007 --> RELATED BBC SITES SPORT WEATHER ON THIS DAY EDITORS' BLOG Last Updated: Friday, 11 February, 2005, 15:34 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Born to be a slave in Niger By Hilary Andersson BBC Africa Correspondent, Niger Slavery continues

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