Ethiopia: Centre for helping victims of trafficking opens

The first-ever centre to help victims of trafficking opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday. It will offer support to the estimated 40,000 women and girls believed to be victims of trafficking, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). "This centre is the first of its kind, and covers rehabilitation and reintegration for victims of trafficking," Rakeb Messele of the IOM's anti-trafficking unit told IRIN. "Ethiopia is a source country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced and domestic labour," she added.