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Fauna
Illegal yellowfin tuna fishing exposes gaps in Somalia’s maritime security

Weak governance systems and irregularly awarded deep-sea fishing contracts could deplete the country’s fisheries resources – including the threatened yellowfin tuna.

16 / 01 / 2025 by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo

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Fauna
Fighting the invisible fleet: Sierra Leone’s battle against IUU fishing

Foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing continues to devastate the country’s once sustainable fisheries industry.

11 / 10 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

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Fauna
La Sierra Leone paralysée face à la pêche illégale étrangère

Depuis près de quarante ans, des flottes étrangères, notamment chinoises, épuisent les ressources halieutiques autrefois durables.

11 / 10 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

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Maritime
Cabinda to Cape Town: how crime-proof are Africa’s Atlantic shores?

With all eyes on pirates and politics in the Gulf of Guinea and the Indian Ocean, who is keeping an eye on Africa’s South Atlantic?

19 / 06 / 2024 by Carina Bruwer

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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

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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

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Maritime
Organised crime risks in the Port of Douala

Cameroon’s main seaport, like many others globally, is a target for criminal networks.

29 / 02 / 2024 by Julia Stanyard & Eleanor Beevor

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Maritime
Douala, une porte d'entrée du commerce illégal sur le marché mondial

Le principal port maritime du Cameroun est devenu une plaque tournante pour les exportations illégales de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et de l'Afrique centrale.

29 / 02 / 2024 by Julia Stanyard & Eleanor Beevor

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Drug trafficking
La Gambie s’attaque au narcotrafic par voie maritime

Le protocole d’accord entre la Gambie et SEACOP fera-t-il reculer le trafic de cocaïne dans le pays ?

15 / 09 / 2023 by Feyi Ogunade

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Drug trafficking
The Gambia makes waves by tackling maritime drug trafficking

Will The Gambia’s memorandum of understanding with SEACOP help to curb cocaine trafficking in the country?

15 / 09 / 2023 by Feyi Ogunade

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Maritime
Port expansions could open Kenya to more crime

Developing Kenya’s ports should go hand in hand with ensuring their safety from organised crime and terrorism.

14 / 12 / 2021 by Mohamed Daghar, Willis Okumu, and Denis Ombuna Simon

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Maritime
From nationalist movements to organised crime groups: the trajectory of the Niger Delta struggles

This report analyses the current drivers of organised crime that have turned the entire Niger Delta into a dangerous and lawless zone.

07 / 12 / 2020 by Maurice Ogbonnaya

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