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This study examines trafficking of women and children in Sub-Saharan Africa and the conditions that fuel smuggling and trafficking, focusing on poverty and governance issues. The aim of the study is to identify strategies that effectively mitigate human rights violations that occur throughout the migration process. The study begins by exploring the links between poverty, migration and gender against the background of neoliberal economic policies. An assessment of current migration regimes in Sub-Saharan African and international law is then compared with the self-assessment and observations of ten NGOs in Africa. The author concludes by advocating a holistic understanding of trafficking that encompasses diverse interpretations in order to effectively address trafficking. [Descriptors: Migration - Trafficking, International - Africa]