Africa is home to an abundance of animal and plant species that attract criminal wildlife exploitation. Wildlife crime is one of the most lucrative illegal industries and it attracts – and is run – by sophisticated,...
Africa in Fact
Transnational corruption in Namibia blights a legacy
Shockwaves are still reverberating through Namibia due to cross-border scandals that have deeply scarred Hage Geingob’s presidency. On 12 November last year, a media release, supported by Namibian civil society and...
The ‘dons’ of gold – organised illegal mining
When Francis saw a group of miners accompanied by mine security personnel approaching him, he breathed a sigh of relief. At last, his almost 12-hour ordeal was over. Although he knew he had lost his only source of...
Lessons Learnt – Success in combatting wildlife crime requires collaboration
Recent analyses help us understand what is working to reduce organised wildlife crime, and it is more about organisational systems and resilience, bottom-up approaches and strengthening local rule of law than tactical...
The fight against cross-border child trafficking
“I was entrusted to a woman who wanted a servant in Cotonou. I got up at 5am and worked about 18 hours a day. I spent two years with my employer without being able to speak with my parents. I suffered a lot of physical...
A slave by any other name is still a slave
Around 50% of Malawians are poor and close to a quarter are unemployed. This has made most people, particularly the young, desperate for money-making opportunities, a situation that traffickers and their agents take...
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