When the Way Out of Boko Haram Is an Ancient Slave Route

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The Daily Beast meets the migrants, the smugglers, and the middlemen in a commerce that takes men, women, and children from one hell to another.

Published Dec. 2 2017 12:00AM EST

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A recent CNN video showing a slave auction—migrant men being sold one after another near the Libyan capital—shocked viewers around the world. It prompted calls

Philip Obaji Jr.

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When the Way Out of Boko Haram Is an Ancient Slave Route

The Daily Beast meets the migrants, the smugglers, and the middlemen in a commerce that takes men, women, and children from one hell to another.

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Philip Obaji Jr.