Zambia beefs up its borders to tackle illegal migration
By DW
10 March 2023 |
11:17 am
Zambia has become a major transit point for human traffickers who often smuggle people into the country enroute to South Africa. The government said tighter borders would be key in dealing with the crisis.
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