Mobile Africa

What happens at the nexus of the digital divide
and human trafficking? This book examines the impact of the
introduction of new digital information and communication technology
(ICT) – as well as lack of access to digital connectivity – on human
trafficking. The different studies presented in the chapters show the
realities for people moving along the Central Mediterranean route from
the Horn of Africa through Libya to Europe. The authors warn against an
over-optimistic view of innovation as a solution and highlight the
relationship between technology and the crimes committed against
vulnerable people in search of protection.

In this volume, the third in a four-part series ‘Connected and Mobile: Migration and Human Trafficking in Africa’,
relevant new theories are proposed as tools to understand the dynamics
that appear in mobile Africa. Most importantly, the editors identify
critical ethical issues in relation to both technology and human
trafficking and the nexus between them, helping explore the dimensions
of new responsibilities that need to be defined. The chapters in this
book represent a collection of well-documented empirical investigations
by a young and diverse group of researchers, addressing critical issues
in relation to innovation and the perils of our time.