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Niger's slavery shame

Slavery in West Africa, the Central Asian silk route and Uganda's parrot amnesty

Slavery in West Africa, the Central Asian silk route and Uganda's parrot amnesty. It could take generations before the practice of slavery is eradicated from Niger - despite it being illegal - as Hilary Andersson discovers. Also in the programme how the opening up of the Soviet Union had helped rediscover one of the world's greatest trade routes and how African grey parrots owners are being offered amnesty in Uganda.

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大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project