Prostitution in Niger

Not to be confused with Prostitution in Nigeria.

Prostitution in Niger is illegal[1] but common in the cities, near mines and around military bases.[2] UNAIDS estimate there are 46,630 sex workers in the country.[3] Many have turned to prostitution because of poverty.[4]

Some Nigerian prostitutes ply their trade on the Niger border as many prostitutes are persecuted in their homeland and Niger is perceived as being more amiable and less likely to prosecute them for their trade.[1] Nigerian men prefer to cross the border to seek sex as the punishment in Islamic Northern Nigeria is 50 lashes for "procuration of woman".[1]

In 2017 the government ordered a clampdown on prostitution throughout the country.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Niger's border prostitutes and the profits of Islam". Independent. London. 2001-05-05. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  2. ^ "The Legal Status of Prostitution by Country". ChartsBin. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Sex workers: Population size estimate - Number, 2016". www.aidsinfoonline.org. UNAIDS. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Famine heightens prostitution in Niger". Panapress. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Court convicts 11 prostitutes in Niger - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.