human trafficking

Kenyan Recruitment Scandal: Promised Jobs Turned into Frontline Dangers A nefarious scheme has been uncovered in Kenya where citizens seeking jobs in Russia ended up being deployed to the front lines in Ukraine. Central to this operation was Festus Omwamba, recently arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. Omwamba arrested near the Ethiopian border, linked to human trafficking. Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited, many finding themselves in dangerous conditions in Ukraine. Ongoing efforts by the Kenyan government to…

A boat carrying 60 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in eastern Africa, causing 34 migrants to drown, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday, during what was the second migratory drowning incident that occurred over a two-week period. Survivors reported that the boat capsized in the rough sea around 4 o'clock (afternoon GMT) after leaving Yemen with about 60 passengers on board, an IOM official in Djibouti told Agence France-Presse (AFP) and asked not to be named.…