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Prostitution in Angola

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engaged in prostitution in Angola may be victims of sex trafficking. Undocumented Congolese migrants, including children, enter Angola for work in diamond-mining districts, where traffickers exploit some in sex trafficking in mining camps. Trafficking networks recruit and transport Congolese girls as
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The reluctance to use condoms is a contributing factor. In 2016, UNAIDS reported 82.6% condom usage amongst sex workers. Some sex workers charge double for sex without a condom. Another factor is that the many prostitutes that are in the country illegally have no access to health services.
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were a concern. The organising committee, LOC, initially tried to have all the prostitutes removed from the cities hosting games, but this did not prove to be practical. In conjunction with the Health Commission in Angola, they distributed 5 million free
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cross the porous border to earn money in the enclave as prostitutes. Some of the police in the area are corrupt and deport the women if they do not pay the bribes required. The most famous bar/brothel in the enclave is
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Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Angola, and traffickers exploit victims from Angola abroad. Angolan girls as young as 13 years old are victims of sex trafficking. The provinces of
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city's Comandante Jika neighbourhood. It is named after its late owner, a sex worker. Prostitution is also common in the diamond mining areas.
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The Ministry of Family and Women Promotion (MINFAMU) maintains a women's shelter in the capital, Luanda, that is open to former prostitutes.
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reported that there was a 4.7% prevalence amongst sex workers in 2016. (The figure amongst the general adult population was 1.9%)
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are the most high-threat areas for trafficking activities. Traffickers exploit Angolan women and children in sex trafficking in
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due to poverty. It was estimated in 2013 that there were about 33,000 sex workers in the country. Many
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is illegal and prevalent since the 1990s. Prostitution increased further at the end of the
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Pehrsson, Kajsa; Cohen, Gabriela; Ducados, Henda; Lopes, Paulette (April 2000).
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infected population. However, it has one of the lowest prevalence rates in the
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war in 2001. Prohibition is not consistently enforced. Many women engage in
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women enter the country illegally, often via the border municipality of
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prostitution
Namibian
Curoca
Ondjiva
Lubango
Luanda
Cabinda Province
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Cabinda
Child prostitution
2010 Africa Cup of Nations
human trafficking
STIs
HIV
condoms
HIV/AIDS in Angola
HIV/AIDS
Southern Africa
UNAIDS
Human trafficking in Angola
Luanda
Benguela
Cunene
Lunda Norte
Namibe
Uige
Zaire
South Africa

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