Slavery in contemporary Africa
In the Sahel states of Maritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan there is a concept called hereditary servitude: One family serves another family. This is passed on from the parents to the children. The pattern is centuries old, and slavery can make use of it. Other forms of slavery exist in parts of Ghana, Benin, Togo and Nigeria.  Other forms of slavery in Africa invole human trafficking,   the recruiting or enslavement of child soldiers and child labourers. Human trafficking occurs in Togo, and children are trafficked from Togo,Benin and Nigeria to Gabon and Cameroon.