Can due diligence on shipping clients deter contraband trafficking in Kenya?

Knowing their customers could help Kenya’s authorities keep tabs on illegal shipments.

25 / 05 / 2020 by Deo Gumba

Cross-border smuggling

Sudan puts the brakes on cross-border vehicle smuggling

Will Sudan’s border closures counter vehicle smuggling and other forms of organised crime?

18 / 05 / 2020 by Mohamed Daghar and Jihane Ben Yahia

IFFs and money laundering

In the name of the father: financial crimes in Central Africa

Ruling families’ involvement in national politics is hurting the fight against financial crimes across Central Africa.

03 / 03 / 2020 by Agnes Ebo'o

Cybercrime

Is Kenya the new playground for cyber criminals?

Kenya needs a strategy to mitigate the threat of cyber fraud to its internet infrastructure.

04 / 02 / 2020 by Mohamed Daghar

Maritime

Making the Gulf of Guinea a safer, more prosperous place

Civil society, the business sector and citizens should all be engaged in fighting maritime crime.

30 / 01 / 2020 by Agnes Ebo'o

Fauna

Tanzania’s anti-poaching success offers valuable lessons for other African countries

Modern approaches, strong policies, political will and zero tolerance to corruption are key to fighting poaching.

24 / 01 / 2020 by Deo Gumba and Edward Phiri

Drug trafficking

Is Dakar a new destination of choice for drug traffickers?

To outwit drug traffickers of the high seas and their portside allies in Senegal, responses beyond seizures are required.

16 / 01 / 2020 by Mouhamadou Kane

Human smuggling

Senegal’s multimillion-dollar migrant smuggling trade goes on

Unless Senegal criminalises the smuggling of migrants, the problem will persist – despite its tighter border controls.

15 / 01 / 2020 by Mouhamadou Kane