Drug Trafficking

Kush crisis: West Africa's drug emergency

A devastating drug addiction crisis is gripping Liberia, with one in five citizens trapped by Kush across communities.

28 / 08 / 2025

Drug trafficking

Congo-Brazzaville’s illegal medicine trade is a hard pill to swallow

Traditional punitive methods to address illicit medicine in the country have proven to be inadequate, underscoring the pressing need for a holistic approach.

01 / 04 / 2025 by Raoul Sumo Tayo

Drug trafficking

To ban or to regulate muguka in Kenya?

Kenya needs in-depth empirical research to better regulate muguka and miraa drug consumption amid calls for restrictions.

24 / 09 / 2024 by Halkano Wario & Nicodemus Minde

Drug trafficking

Épidémie rampante de drogues en Afrique de l’Ouest : une addiction en plein essor, une réponse à la traîne

Cette note d’orientation détaille les tendances régionales de la consommation de drogues pour 2023.

06 / 09 / 2024

Drug trafficking

West Africa’s creeping drug epidemic: soaring addiction, lagging response

This policy brief outlines regional drug use trends for 2023 based on data from 11 countries.

06 / 09 / 2024

Drug trafficking

Kush takes hold of Mano River Basin youth

Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea must stand together to free their youth of the deadly Kush drug.

03 / 09 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

Drug trafficking

Le kush s'empare des jeunes du bassin du fleuve Mano

La Sierra Leone, le Liberia et la Guinée doivent s’unir pour protéger leurs jeunes de cette drogue de synthèse mortelle.

03 / 09 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

Drug trafficking

Kenya’s courts must deal with drug cases with a dash of speed

Expediting major narcotics cases could improve Kenyans’ trust in the criminal justice system and help curb trafficking.

31 / 07 / 2024 by Halkano Wario

Drug trafficking

ENACT Live: Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event – evolving drug trends in Central and West Africa

New research on shifting drug trafficking patterns will be discussed on the margins of the commission’s 67th session.

22 / 03 / 2024

Drug trafficking

L’accord UE-Seychelles pourrait freiner le trafic de drogue dans l’océan Indien

Les accords bilatéraux combattent le trafic de drogue en mer et protègent les droits des auteurs présumés.

11 / 03 / 2024 by Carina Bruwer

Drug trafficking

Can EU-Seychelles accord curb Indian Ocean drug trade?

Bilateral agreements are one way to target drug trafficking at sea and to safeguard suspects’ human rights.

11 / 03 / 2024 by Carina Bruwer

Drug trafficking

Diffusion, diversion, displacement – but not disruption

This report explores the challenge of responding to synthetic drug markets through the lens of tramadol in West Africa.

15 / 02 / 2024 by Mouhamadou Kane, Jason Eligh, Lyes Tagziria & Lucia Bird Ruiz Benitez de Lugo