Trafficking of Ghanaian women to the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) for sexual exploitation has over the years been a worrying phenomenon for the governments of Ghana and States in the (MENA) region. This concern arose due to the high numbers of Ghanaian trafficked women in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar in particular, and other countries in the MENA region. In response to this development, the government of Ghana made arrangements in 2018 to set up a diplomatic mission in Kuwait as a measure of checking the maltreatment of Ghanaians. The paper would undertake a critical analysis of counter-trafficking measures in the MENA region; experiences of Ghanaian victims of trafficking (GVoTs) and how GVoTs are protected by existing laws in the MENA region

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