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U.S. Trafficking Report: Ghana Is Africa’s Only Tier 1 Country, Djibouti Moves Up and the Republic of Congo Drops to Tier 3

In the State Department's 2026 Trafficking in Persons report, Ghana is the only African Tier 1 country, Djibouti rose to Tier 2, and Eritrea and the Republic of Congo are on Tier 3.