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Boko Haram rustles cattle for survival in Lake Chad Basin

Stealing cows has become a critical revenue stream for the insurgents – complicating efforts to combat terrorism and organised crime.

03 / 12 / 2024 by Oluwole Ojewale & Raoul Sumo Tayo

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Flora
Illegal logging cuts deep into The Gambia’s ecology and economy

The country is significantly impacted by this illicit trade, which costs Africa up to $17 billion annually.

29 / 11 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

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Fauna
From Hangberg to Hong Kong: organised crime and abalone trafficking

The illegal perlemoen trade is connecting South Africa’s poor coastal communities with diners in upmarket Hong Kong restaurants.

22 / 11 / 2024 by Terence Corrigan

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Flora
Southern Africa conservationists battle evolving illegal plant trade

Stakeholders are exploring innovative ways to safeguard the region’s precious plants from illegal trade.

12 / 11 / 2024 by Carina Bruwer

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Drug trafficking
Épidémie rampante de drogues en Afrique de l’Ouest : une addiction en plein essor, une réponse à la traîne

Cette note d’orientation détaille les tendances régionales de la consommation de drogues pour 2023.

06 / 09 / 2024

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Drug trafficking
West Africa’s creeping drug epidemic: soaring addiction, lagging response

This policy brief outlines regional drug use trends for 2023 based on data from 11 countries.

06 / 09 / 2024

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ENACT Live: Lake Victoria – a convergence point for environmental crimes

Criminals target loopholes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania’s security force operations to exploit the lake’s ecosystem for profit.

14 / 08 / 2024

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Organised crime in Africa
Troubled transitions and organised crime in Ethiopia and Tunisia

This paper uses two case studies to demonstrate the effects of failing transitions and democratic backsliding on rising transnational organised crime.

24 / 07 / 2024 by Tadesse Simie Metekia & Matt Herbert

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