Oluwole Ojewale | ENACT Africa

IFFs and money laundering

Lake Chad Basin: insurgents exploit informal money transfer systems

The hawala system’s reliance on trust-based networks and its lack of formal oversight makes it vulnerable to misuse.

28 / 01 / 2026 by Oluwole Ojewale & Raoul Sumo Tayo

IFFs and money laundering

Évolution et fonctionnement des systèmes informels de transfert de fonds dans le bassin du lac Tchad

Dans la région, les transferts informels soutiennent le commerce, mais l’absence de régulation favorise le financement terroriste et les flux illicites, malgré l’intégration numérique.

26 / 11 / 2025 by Oluwole Ojewale & Raoul Sumo Tayo

IFFs and money laundering

Evolution and dynamics of informal money transfer systems in the Lake Chad Basin

Informal money transfer systems in the LCB facilitate trade but lack regulation, enabling terrorist financing and illicit flows despite emerging digital integration opportunities.

26 / 11 / 2025 by Oluwole Ojewale & Raoul Sumo Tayo

Cross-border smuggling

Sudan’s war drives illicit car trade into Chad

Porous borders and limited law enforcement enable this criminal economy in border regions between the two countries.

29 / 09 / 2025 by Oluwole Ojewale

Mining and extractives

Poverty fuels child labour at Nigeria’s illegal oil refineries

Children volunteer or are encouraged by seeing the benefits that peers and adults derive from this dangerous work.

24 / 07 / 2025 by Oluwole Ojewale & Dengiyefa Angalapu

Fauna

Vols de bétail à la frontière tchado-camerounaise

Cette étude examine le vol de bétail dans les régions frontalières du Cameroun et du Tchad, avec les groupes terroristes comme acteurs clés.

31 / 03 / 2025 by Oluwole Ojewale & Raoul Sumo Tayo

Fauna

Cattle rustling in the border regions of Cameroon and Chad

This study explores cattle theft in the Cameroon-Chad border regions, focusing on terrorist groups as key actors and their ties to wider criminal networks.

31 / 03 / 2025 by Oluwole Ojewale & Raoul Sumo Tayo

Cross-border smuggling

Cattle rustling pushes Central African communities to the brink

Organised criminal networks, terrorists and local militias are increasingly targeting the livestock of pastoralists and farmers along the borders of Chad and Cameroon.

19 / 12 / 2024 by Oluwole Ojewale

Cross-border smuggling

Le vol de bétail pousse les communautés d’Afrique centrale à bout

À la frontière entre le Tchad et le Cameroun, le bétail devient une cible de choix pour les réseaux criminels, les terroristes et les milices locales.

19 / 12 / 2024 by Oluwole Ojewale

Fauna

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

Fauna

Boko Haram orchestre des vols de bétail pour assurer sa survie dans le bassin du lac Tchad

Le vol de bêtes représente désormais une source de revenus essentielle pour les insurgés, ce qui ralentit la lutte contre le terrorisme et la criminalité organisée.

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

Mining and extractives

Contrebande de cobalt et corruption font perdre des milliards à la RDC

La stratégie de réforme des industries extractives du pays ignore l’impact de l’exploitation illégale du cobalt sur les populations, l’environnement et l’économie.

18 / 06 / 2024 by Oluwole Ojewale