Wole Soyinka Says Modern Slave Trade Strengthens Case for Reparatory Justice

Nobel laureate and renowned Nigerian playwright Professor Wole Soyinka has warned that modern forms of slavery continue to thrive across Africa through the kidnapping and trafficking of children and young people. Speaking at the opening of the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra on Thursday, he said conversations on reparations must also address ongoing human exploitation on the continent. Prof. Soyinka said the abduction of schoolchildren and their eventual trafficking into wh…