The effect of war in Ivory coast,liberia and sierra leone has created properous prostitution Industries.Young
girls of these country are as young as 10 and are victims of sex abuse and expose to HIV Aids infections and drug abuse.
On the streets of Abidjan ladies are know as serpents or snakes because of the noice they make in an event to inticing men who come towards them.In majority,these man are soldiers,businessmen and foriengners as a whole.Some of this foreigners
refuse and walk awy.But;french
soldiers are oftnen seen picking up these
prostitutes along.Reports are often reached that these soldiers rape them and do not pay their due.Worst of all,they refuse to wear condoms thereby exposing them to AIDS infections.The young girls often propose $30-40 to soldiers to spend the rest of the night them.An amount which is that of a monthly salary of most Ivorians.
In nearby Hotels and Motels,we often see
businessmen fight with these young prostitutes who
usually tell lies of their true ages.Most of these girls often say Ivory Coast is like this these days.They say they need to prostitute themselves for their daily bread and may be it was not like that before but nowadays there are many problems.There are men who rent plastic chairs to girls to sit while customers walk by.But that usually creates arguments.
In makeni a town in central sierra leone,the mood is peaceful at this rescue center for
street girls but their stories remain horrific.A report from an Aid worker Lorettais that the prostitutes she saves are sometime very young."Our parents have not got anything" we will go out in the street and anything we have we will bring it back home because of poverty...
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