Illegal organ traffickers in Africa prey on world's poor

Illegal organ trafficking is growing across Africa. The sophisticated operation is worth over $1 billion annually and targets the vulnerable.

The rising trade of human organs "has reached an epidemic level, yet it is receiving much of public silence," Nigerian human rights lawyer Frank Tietie told DW.

"You one would have expected the level of public condemnation against it would have been much higher, but that's not the case."

A report by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington, DC-base…