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Human trafficking

Cultural practices and state weaknesses drive South Sudan-Ethiopia abductions

Women and children are captured during cattle raids on the border and forced into a lifetime of servitude.

10 / 10 / 2024 by Willis Okumu

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

Organised crime in Africa

Ethiopia kidnappings: terrorism, transnational organised crime or banditry?

Kidnapping and extortion have risen to an alarming degree, leading to substantial economic and security challenges in the country.

12 / 12 / 2023 by Tadesse Simie Metekia & Messay Asgedom Goben

Human smuggling

Les meurtres et les rapatriements ne dissuadent pas les migrants éthiopiens

Malgré les dangers, l’Arabie saoudite reste une destination phare pour les migrants clandestins en quête d’une vie meilleure.

30 / 08 / 2023 by Tadesse Simie Metekia

Human smuggling

Repatriation does little to deter Ethiopian migrants

Despite harsh conditions, many repeatedly journey illegally to Saudi Arabia in search of a better life.

30 / 08 / 2023 by Tadesse Simie Metekia

IFFs and money laundering

Should Ethiopia legalise its informal currency exchange markets?

The Ethiopian government faces difficult choices to limit the impact of black market currency exchange and improve its foreign currency reserves.

08 / 05 / 2023 by Tadesse Simie Metekia & Messay Asgedom Goben

Arms trafficking

Illicit arms flows in the Karamoja Cluster: actors, markets, impacts and alternative responses

This study explores links between cattle rustling in East Africa’s Karamoja Cluster and the flow of illicit arms into this ungoverned space.

07 / 03 / 2023 by Mohamed Daghar, Willis Okumu & Tadesse Simie Metekia

Trade and counterfeit goods

Ancient artefacts: unseen collateral damage of the war in Ethiopia

Combined efforts are needed to investigate and recover national treasures that have been looted and trafficked from Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden northern region.

29 / 11 / 2022 by Tadesse Simie Metekia