The 5th AU-EU Summit has got underway in Ivory Coast with calls for action against slave trade taking place in Libya taking centre stage.
It’s been reported that some African migrants were sold at around 400 US dollars each in the Libyan capital Tripoli last week.
But South Africa’s ambassador to the African Union (AU) Ndumiso Ntshinga has warned against accusing Libya of practicing slavery.
He says the world has to be sensitive to the fact that Libya has a number of militia groups that will take advantage of the collapsed state in Tripoli.
The AU-EU Summit has brought together over 50 African leaders and their 28 European Union (EU) counterparts to discuss challenges facing both continents.
These ranged from trade and investment to peace and security as well as issues of migration and human rights.
