Andrew Luisi, 22, of Stony Point, N.Y., has been accepted into the Peace Corps and departed for Liberia, Africa on June 4 to begin training as an education volunteer. During the first three months of his service, Luisi will live with a host family in Liberia to become fully immersed in the countryโs language and […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Though human trafficking has received significant attention over the past few years, a different form of slavery has gone largely unnoticed in the African country of Mauritania. The country, which is located on Africaโs West Coast, has a long-standing and disturbingly prevalent tradition of slavery. Cultural practices in the nation sustain a […]