Why human trafficking is so popular in Africa
Why is human trafficking so popular in Africa? What makes people go into human trafficking in Africa and what kind of people work in human trafficking? How does Human trafficking work and why is it especially popular in central Niger?
The only way to reach Europe for migrants is with the help of people smugglers, the scapegoats of our era. Who are these men making money off migrants? You can meet them in Agadez, the largest city in central Niger that lies in the Sahara at the crossroads of the Sahel. The ancient caravan town has become the smuggle capital of West Africa.
In the travel series The Trek, Bram Vermeulen travels through Africa to get to know the key players in the migration debate. The Trek is a current and urgent travel series, close to the migrants in an attempt to understand more about the main debate topic of our time. It is about the migrants, and thus, also about ourselves.
Bram Vermeulen travels to the smuggling capital of West Africa: Agadez, in Niger. This city has for centuries been the crossroads of the Sahel, the last stop for migrants on their way to Libya. The smuggling seems to go through a strict schedule, which everyone knows: migrant smugglers, police and army. In this episode, the smugglers give us unprecedented access to their work and life, at a time when the European Union tries to stop their work properly. Discover the city, meet the smugglers and get a look behind the scenes. Is it possible to like a smuggler?
Original title: De smokkelaar (1/4) The Trek
Presentation and research: Bram Vermeulen
Director: David Kleijwegt, Alexander Oey
Research: Adelheid Kapteijn
Camera: Maarten Kramer
Sound: Wouter Veldhuis, Rik Meier
Editing: Chris van Oers, Daan Wierda
Mixage: Joost Oskamp
Grading and leader: Reinier van Brummelen
Producer: Alex Klippel
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Africa: Historic, Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites
Africa is wild land of opportunities. Africa wildlife, cultural and natural heritage sites are famous in world for its historic values and natural importance.
People from around the world visit Africa to experience the ultimate pleasure. African historic-cultural monuments and natural heritage centers attracts everyone. There are more than 95 historic and natural sites that explores the tradition, faith and cultures of Africa.
Some of the world famous African historic-cultural and natural heritage sites are mentioned below.
1. Royal Palaces of Abomey, Benin
2. Tsodilo, Botswana
3. Okavango Delta, Botswana
4. Ruins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso
4. Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde
6. Dja Faunal Reserve,Cameroon
7. Sangha Trinational, Cameroon
8. Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park,Central African Republic
9. Sangha Trinational, Central African Republic
10. Lakes of Ounianga, Chad
11. Sangha Trinational, Congo
12. Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Côte d'Ivoire
13. Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire
14. Comoé National Park,Côte d'Ivoire
15. Historic Town of Grand-Bassam,Côte d'Ivoire
16. Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
17. Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
18. Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
19. Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
20. Okapi Wildlife Reserve,Democratic Republic of the Congo
21. Simien National Park, Ethiopia
22. Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela,Ethiopia
23. Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region,Ethiopia
24. Aksum,Ethiopia
25. Lower Valley of the Awash,Ethiopia
26. Lower Valley of the Omo, Ethiopia
27. Tiya, Ethiopia
28. Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town,Ethiopia
29. Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia
30. Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda, Gabon
31. Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites,Gambia
32. Stone Circles of Senegambia, Gambia
33. Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions,Ghana
34. Asante Traditional Buildings,Ghana
35. Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea
36. Lake Turkana National Parks, Kenya
37. Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest, Kenya
38. Lamu Old Town, Kenya
39. Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya
40. Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
41. Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley,Kenya
42. Maloti-Drakensberg Park, Lesotho
43. Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar
44. Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, Madagascar
45. Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar
46. Lake Malawi National Park,Malawi
47. Chongoni Rock-Art Area, Malawi
48. Timbuktu, Mali
49. Old Towns of Djenné, Mali
50. Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali
51. Tomb of Askia, Mali
52. Aapravasi Ghat, Mauritius
53. Le Morne Cultural Landscape, Mauritius
54. Island of Mozambique, Mozambique
55. Twyfelfontein, Namibia
56. Namib Sand Sea, Namibia
57. Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
58. W National Park of Niger
59. Historic Centre of Agadez, Niger
60. Sukur Cultural Landscape, Nigeria
61. Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria
62. Island of Gorée, Senegal
63. Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal
64. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal
65. Island of Saint-Louis, Senegal
66. Stone Circles of Senegambia, Senegal
67. Saloum Delta, Senegal
68. Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes, Senegal
69. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles
70. Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Seychelles
71. Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa,South Africa
72. iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
73. Robben Island, South Africa
74. Maloti-Drakensberg Park, South Africa
75. Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa
76. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, South Africa
77. Vredefort Dome, South Africa
78. Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, South Africa
79. Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo
80. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
81. Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda
82. Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda
83. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, United Republic of Tanzania
84. Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara, United Republic of Tanzania
85. Serengeti National Park, United Republic of Tanzania
86. Selous Game Reserve, United Republic of Tanzania
87. Kilimanjaro National Park, United Republic of Tanzania
88. Stone Town of Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania
89. Kondoa Rock-Art Sites, United Republic of Tanzania
90. Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, Zambia
91. Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe
93. Great Zimbabwe National Monument, Zimbabwe
93. Khami Ruins National Monument, Zimbabwe
94. Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
95. Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe
Hope this video for African historic, cultural and natural heritage, monuments, forts, palaces, lakes, and old towns will amazes you to visit Africa the land of opportunities. African tribal people and their cultural, traditional faiths and their civilizations are breathtaking experience.