The continent now needs to contend not only with the drugs transit trade, but a growing consumption problem.
Have South Africa’s ports and authorities been absorbed into the heroin economy?
The key issue is not the size of illicit markets, but where the state’s response is weakest.
New technology is rapidly turning Africa into a source, and a target, of cybercrime.
Could seismic changes in Ghana’s narcotics laws herald a shift in Africa’s drug policy?
This study assesses community perceptions about illicit trafficking and organised crime in West Africa and the Sahel.
A sustained effort is needed to overhaul the country's criminal justice system, which has been severely compromised by corruption.
A sustained and comprehensive strategy should be put in place to strengthen the criminal justice system in Guinea-Bissau and uphold the rule of law.
Ample evidence suggests that organised crime, especially drug trafficking, is an overlooked issue exacerbating Mali's political instability.
This paper is part of an ISS project analysing the linkages between organised crime and statehood in Africa.
Organised crime is not the primary driver of the current conflict in Mali, but must be taken into account.
This policy brief highlights that a 'business as usual' approach to the problem of trafficking in West Africa should not be accepted.
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