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Organised crime in Africa

Insurgency, organised crime and resource exploitation in Cabo Delgado

Through the lens of communities experiencing insurgency, this paper unpacks the drivers of instability and conflict in Northern Mozambique.

18 / 12 / 2024 by Anneli Botha

Mining and extractives

Illegal mining digs up multiple problems in Ghana

The country’s government needs a multi-pronged approach to target the well-resourced sponsors and agents benefitting from illegal mining.

31 / 10 / 2024 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Mining and extractives

Illegal cobalt mining taints transition to green technology

The DRC’s extractive reform strategy fails to address the consequences of illegal cobalt mining for humans, the environment and the economy.

27 / 05 / 2024 by Oluwole Ojewale

Mining and extractives

Environmental crime caused by illegal mining in Central Africa

This brief explores how national and regional responses can address the environmental impact of illegal mining in the region.

05 / 03 / 2024 by ENACT

Mining and extractives

Criminalité environnementale causée par l’exploitation minière illégale en Afrique centrale

Cette analyse explore les réponses nationales et régionales face à l'impact environnemental de l'exploitation minière illégale dans la région.

05 / 03 / 2024 by ENACT

Mining and extractives

Illegal mining by Chinese actors complicates Nigeria’s criminal landscape

In a country dealing with diverse forms of criminality, foreign criminals in the extractive sector present a serious challenge.

13 / 12 / 2023 by Oluwole Ojewale & Freedom Onuoha

Mining and extractives

L’exploitation minière illégale par des acteurs chinois complexifie la criminalité au Nigeria

Dans un pays confronté à diverses formes de criminalité, la présence de délinquants étrangers dans le secteur extractif pose un défi majeur.

13 / 12 / 2023 by Oluwole Ojewale & Freedom Onuoha

Mining and extractives

A hopeful mix between governance and gold in Kenya

Rapidly established, unregulated mining in the remote north provides a test site for government efforts to clean up the industry.

13 / 12 / 2023 by Halkano Wario

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

Mining and extractives

Fools for gold grifters in Kenya

Alongside smuggling, gold scamming is a prolific illicit market in Kenya, and halting it needs both government and civil society action.

21 / 11 / 2023 by Michael McLaggan

Mining and extractives

La fermeture des mines d’or artisanales du Burkina Faso sera-t-elle efficace cette fois-ci ?

L’expérience en Afrique de l’Ouest montre que la fermeture des mines d’or n’améliore pas réellement la sécurité.

28 / 10 / 2023 by Marcena Hunter & Lucia Bird Ruiz Benitez de Lugo

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

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