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Human trafficking

Trafficking in women in West and North Africa and towards Europe

Criminal networks exploit women through deceptive recruitment, digital control and regional trafficking for sexual exploitation across Africa and Europe.

13 / 06 / 2025

Arms trafficking

Under the radar: women traffic IED parts to Boko Haram

As they are rarely searched, women carry components of improvised explosive devices across borders in the Lake Chad Basin.

11 / 04 / 2025 by Raoul Sumo Tayo

Human smuggling

The price of passage: inside Ghana’s migrant smuggling underworld

The experiences of four human smugglers highlight the motivations and methods of smuggling networks.

07 / 04 / 2025 by Feyi Ogunade

Arms trafficking

Arms trafficking threatens West African wildlife sanctuary

The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex’s vast, porous borders and vulnerable ecosystems make it a key battleground.

14 / 02 / 2025 by Feyi Ogunade

Arms trafficking

Firearms trafficking in Central and Western Africa

This report assesses the scope of firearms trafficking in these regions and provides insights into enhancing the fight against organised crime.

03 / 07 / 2024

Arms trafficking

Small arms trafficking in the Sahel: the role of tri-border towns

This report examines the key demand factors, actors and markets at the core of the illicit proliferation of SALW in the Sahel.

11 / 12 / 2023 by Nelson Alusala

Arms trafficking

Trafic d’armes légères au Sahel : le rôle des villes trifrontalières

Ce rapport examine les principaux facteurs de demande ainsi que les acteurs et les marchés clés qui sont au coeur de la prolifération illicite des ALPC dans les pays du Sahel.

11 / 12 / 2023 by Nelson Alusala

Human trafficking

Trafic de main d’œuvre dans l’EMAPE : Etude des risques dans les sites d’orpaillage saharo-sahéliens

Ce rapport présente une évaluation des risques d’exploitation et de trafic de main d’oeuvre dans leszones aurifères du nord du Niger et du Mali.

21 / 06 / 2023 by Alice Fereday

Human trafficking

Labour-trafficking in ASGM: assessing risks in the Sahara-Sahel goldfields

This report assesses risks of exploitation and labour trafficking in gold-mining areas in northern Niger and northern Mali.

21 / 06 / 2023 by Alice Fereday

Human trafficking

Labour-trafficking risks in Sahara-Sahel ASGM

This policy brief highlights key factors that exacerbate the vulnerability of gold miners to exploitative practices and abuse.

21 / 06 / 2023 by Alice Fereday

Human trafficking

Risques de trafic de main d’œuvre dans l’EMAPE au Sahara-Sahel

Cette recherche présente des facteurs majeurs qui rendent les orpailleurs plus vulnérables aux pratiques relevant de l’exploitation et aux traitements abusifs.

21 / 06 / 2023 by Alice Fereday