Fighting slavery in Niger

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In 2005, campaigner Ilguilas Weila organised a ceremony to free 7,000 enslaved people in the West African country of Niger. Slavery had been a major problem in Niger for generations, with an estimated 43,000 people living under forced control. Ilguilas has been sharing his memories of that time with Matt Pintus. (Photo: Former enslaved woman Hadizatou Mani-Karoau at a 2008 court hearing. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)