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Cross-border smuggling
Scrap metal smuggling endangers critical infrastructure in East Africa

Despite a ban on exports, collusion between actors in the scrap metal industry and demand in Tanzania and Uganda spur the illicit trade.

01 / 12 / 2023 by Willis Okumu

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Organised crime in Africa
ENACT Live: Illicit economies – fueling armed groups’ expansion in the Sahel

This seminar explores the nexus between armed groups and illegal economic activities, focusing on Benin and Mali.

29 / 11 / 2023

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Organised crime in Africa
ENACT Live: Beyond crackdowns – formalising West Africa’s gold mining sector

What alternative responses are available to countries to ensure they benefit from artisanal mining?

29 / 11 / 2023

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Organised crime in Africa
2023 West Africa organised crime resilience framework – foundational report

This report sets out the organised crime and security landscape across the West African region.

28 / 11 / 2023 by Lyes Tagziria & Lucia Bird Ruiz Benitez de Lugo

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Organised crime in Africa
Organised Crime Index

The ENACT Africa Organised Crime Index 2023 highlights longitudinal data trends and resilience to organised crime across the continent.

24 / 11 / 2023

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Organised crime in Africa
ENACT Live: Launch of the 2023 ENACT Organised Crime Index for Africa

The launch highlights longitudinal data trends and resilience to organised crime across Africa.

24 / 11 / 2023

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Drug trafficking
Toward effective solutions: managing illicit drug supply and use in West Africa

This policy brief outlines key findings from a three-year epidemiological study by the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use.

22 / 11 / 2023

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