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An African Country Still Has Slavery — Obama Awarded Them Trade Benefits, Trump Reversed It

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Nouakchott, MAURITANIA: A Mauritanian girl stands 07 March 2007 outside her family's shack made of corrugated iron and wood in a shanty town in Nouakchott's El-Mina quarter, which is mainly inhabited by the descendants of ancient slaves. Messaoud Ould Boulkheir will be the first 'Haratin' or descendant of slaves to run for president in Mauritania in the upcoming elections which start on March 11. Boulkheir, 64, training administrator, hails from the formerly slave ethnic group of the Haratins and is fighting for the elimination of slavery and the promotion of his community and founded his own political party, Action for Change, in 1995. (GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Images)

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Varun Hukeri General Assignment & Analysis Reporter
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There are currently an estimated 21 million to 45 million people trapped in slavery today, and an estimated 9.2 million of them are in Africa. Among these countries, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is perhaps the only place in the world where people can still be born into slavery.