Transnational organised crime threatens Africa’s security
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s recent reports indicate that transnational...
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Category: AFRICA IN FACT
Organised crime is ahead of the game
In the aftermath of COVID-19, organised crime has soared across Africa. Indeed, as noted by the...
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Misinvoicing – The hidden hand of illicit financial flows
During testimony in September 2014 by the British mining multinational Lonmin Plc to the Marikana...
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Malawi – The weakest link
Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world despite making significant economic and...
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Follow the money in the illegal wildlife trade
Every year Africa loses $50 billion in illicit financial flows. This represents a huge lost...
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Africa’s diverse criminal landscape
The evolution of criminal networks across Africa is a complex tale crossing centuries – but the...
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A plague of flora and fauna crime
Africa is home to an abundance of animal and plant species that attract criminal wildlife...
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Whistleblowers – Stepping on the head of the snake
When Tiyamalu Kaswaswa arrived in Juba, South Sudan, in June 2018, he had high hopes for the...
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Wildlife under siege
Humans are inextricably entwined with wildlife; the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development...
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Armed and dangerous
Present-day arms trafficking in southern Africa can be traced to the protracted civil wars in...
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Transnational corruption in Namibia blights a legacy
Shockwaves are still reverberating through Namibia due to cross-border scandals that have deeply...
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The ‘dons’ of gold – organised illegal mining
When Francis saw a group of miners accompanied by mine security personnel approaching him, he...
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