Groupes extrémistes violents et économies illicites en Afrique de l’Ouest

Quel est le lien entre les groupes armés et les économies illicites dans le sud du Mali et le nord du Bénin ?

Violent extremist groups and illicit economies in West Africa

What is the nexus between armed groups and illicit economies in southern Mali and northern Benin?

African drug markets and policy developments

Africa’s policy and responses to the multi-faceted drug trade and user markets are showing progress.

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

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

ENACT Live: African drug markets and policy developments

Africa’s policy and responses to the multi-faceted drug trade and user markets are showing progress.

14 / 03 / 2025

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

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

Youth gangs in Liberia: motives, structure and illicit economies

This paper focuses on youth gangs as a distinct criminal group involved in violent crimes in Monrovia’s urban centres.

24 / 01 / 2025 by Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Feyi Ogunade & John Kamma

Illegal logging cuts deep into The Gambia’s ecology and economy

The country is significantly impacted by this illicit trade, which costs Africa up to $17 billion annually.

29 / 11 / 2024 by Feyi Ogunade

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

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