Ndubuisi Christian Ani | ENACT Africa

Human trafficking

Sierra Leonean migrants carry the cost of their own trafficking

Job seekers in search of better lives in the Middle East are finding themselves entangled in exploitation and forced labour.

08 / 05 / 2025 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Mafia-style crimes

Youth gangs in Liberia: motives, structure and illicit economies

This paper focuses on youth gangs as a distinct criminal group involved in violent crimes in Monrovia’s urban centres.

24 / 01 / 2025 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Feyi Ogunade & John Kamma

Mining and extractives

Illegal mining digs up multiple problems in Ghana

The country’s government needs a multi-pronged approach to target the well-resourced sponsors and agents benefitting from illegal mining.

31 / 10 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Mining and extractives

L’exploitation minière illégale cause de nombreux préjudices au Ghana

Le gouvernement ghanéen doit adopter une approche sur plusieurs fronts pour cibler les commanditaires et les agents très influents qui tirent parti de l’exploitation minière illégale.

31 / 10 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

IFFs and money laundering

Le laxisme des systèmes réglementaires expose le Nigeria aux systèmes de Ponzi

Les fraudeurs à la Ponzi profitent des lacunes de la réglementation et des insuffisances de son application, au grand dam des investisseurs nigérians.

31 / 07 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

IFFs and money laundering

Lax regulatory systems make Nigeria vulnerable to Ponzi schemes

Ponzi schemers consistently outsmart regulation loopholes and poor enforcement, leaving investors in Nigeria vulnerable.

31 / 07 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Flora

JNIM cuts a path into southern Mali

Unregulated timber logging economy is at the centre of extremists’ governance strategies and infiltration into the region.

28 / 05 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Flora

Le JNIM se fraye un chemin dans le sud du Mali

L’économie non réglementée de l’exploitation de bois est au cœur des stratégies de gouvernance et d’infiltration des extrémistes dans la région.

28 / 05 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Fauna

L’interdiction par l’UA de l’horrible commerce de peaux d’ânes

Garantir le respect de cette interdiction est crucial pour les communautés africaines où les ânes ont un rôle vital.

29 / 04 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani & Feyi Ogunade

Fauna

Will the African Union’s new ban end the gruesome donkey skin trade?

The ban signals a pivotal shift in Africa’s approach to combating this cruel form of transnational organised crime.

29 / 04 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani & Feyi Ogunade

IFFs and money laundering

Economic warfare in southern Mali: intersections between illicit economies and violent extremism

This report maps the impact and expansion of violent extremist groups in the country's Kayes and Koulikoro regions.

14 / 12 / 2023 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

IFFs and money laundering

Illicit financial flows from migrant smuggling: trends and responses in West Africa

This report examines the IFFs dynamics arising from migrant smuggling in Senegal and Sierra Leone.

24 / 07 / 2023 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani & Jennifer Shahid