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09 Dec 2025 / by Mark Shaw & Alex Goodwin
Colonialisme criminel : La criminalité organisée européenne en Afrique – Étude préliminaire

L’Afrique est exploitée par le crime organisé européen comme espace de trafic, de blanchiment et de refuges, reflet des logiques coloniales.
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09 Dec 2025 / by Mark Shaw & Alex Goodwin
Criminal colonialism: European organised crime in Africa – an exploratory study

This paper maps European organised crime's exploitation of Africa for trafficking, laundering and safe haven, tracing links to colonial legacies.
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28 Nov 2025 / by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo
Sur les traces du bois illégal des forêts de la RDC aux marchés asiatiques

L’exploitation forestière illégale est portée par l’essor des meubles de luxe, des réseaux criminels établis et des failles juridiques.
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28 Nov 2025 / by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo
Tracing illegal timber from the DRC’s forests to Asian markets

Illegal logging is driven by the high demand for luxury furniture, entrenched organised criminal networks and enforcement gaps.
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30 Sep 2025 / by Halkano Wario & Noor Ali
Kenya’s 10-year plan to save the pancake tortoise

These beautifully patterned creatures face extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance, the illegal pet trade and climate change.
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09 Sep 2025 / by Halkano Wario
Can anti-money laundering amendments get Kenya off FATF’s grey list?

The country’s new anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing amendments target deficiencies cited by the Financial Action Task Force.
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21 Jul 2025 / by Valtino Omolo
Access to precursor chemicals fuels synthetic drug production in Kenya

Entry of Mexican drug cartels points to expanded synthetic drug manufacturing capacity in East Africa.
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01 Jul 2025 / by Willis Okumu & Halkano Wario
Informality and criminality in East Africa’s gold trade

While artisanal gold mining supports millions of livelihoods across the region, inadequate legal frameworks enable organised criminal activities throughout the sector.
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25 Jun 2025 / by Willis Okumu & Josephine Muthama
South Sudan’s ‘king of woods’ fills military coffers

East African criminal cooperation in teak smuggling sustains military factions in South Sudan and meets the high demand for teak from India.
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15 May 2025 / by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo
Somali refugees in Kenya fall victim to Libyan-based traffickers

Trans-Saharan trafficking syndicates lure youngsters from the Dadaab camps with the promise of a better life in Europe.
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15 Apr 2025
ENACT research helps Kenya cut illegal sandalwood trade

ISS worked with Kenyan police and forestry officers to significantly reduce the lucrative illicit trade in sandalwood.

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08 Apr 2025 / by Willis Okumu & Valtino Omolo
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.

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