ENACT Observer | ENACT Africa

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

Fauna

Cheetah numbers decreasing fast in the Horn of Africa

A multi-pronged approach by government agencies in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula is essential to curb cheetah trafficking.

08 / 04 / 2025 by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo

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

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

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

Fauna

Türkiye throws Somalia a lifeline to catch illegal fishers

A maritime deal between the countries could help build Somalia’s naval capacity to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

12 / 02 / 2025 by Halkano Wario & Samira Aden Abdi

Human trafficking

Nigeria’s schoolchildren once again the target of mass abductions

Shifting drivers of mass abductions leave the country’s government searching for effective responses.

11 / 02 / 2025 by Feyi Ogunade

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