Central Africa: a growing hotspot for organised crime
In a region facing multiple insecurities, what does the Africa Organised Crime Index reveal about the threat?
Ongoing conflicts, political instability and a breakdown in governance have exposed most Central African countries to local and transnational criminal groups. As the threat of organised crime grows, the region’s current ‘low criminality and low resilience’ classification by the Africa Organised Crime Index is likely to change.
This seminar will discuss organised crime drivers in Central Africa, the factors responsible for low resilience, and how countries can improve the situation. The seminar will also highlight the value of the Organised Crime Index data for Central African policy makers.
Simultaneous English–French interpretation will be provided at this seminar.
Chair: Martin Ewi, Regional Observatory Coordinator, ENACT, ISS Pretoria
Speakers:
EU representative (TBC)
Colonel Michel Koua, Head, Central African Police Chiefs Committee Permanent Secretariat, Yaounde, Cameroon
Dr Oluwole Ojewale, Regional Observatory Coordinator for Central Africa, ENACT, ISS Dakar
Lyes Tagziria, Senior Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Norbert Christian Ayenengoye, Head, Gabon INTERPOL Analytical Unit, Libreville, Gabon
Balthazar Obambi, Head, INTERPOL Analytical Unit, Brazzaville, Congo
Nathalie Richard-Bober, ENACT Project Coordinator, INTERPOL
