Flora
Illegal logging cuts deep into The Gambia’s ecology and economy

The country is significantly impacted by this illicit trade, which costs Africa up to $17 billion annually.

Drug trafficking
Épidémie rampante de drogues en Afrique de l’Ouest : une addiction en plein essor, une réponse à la traîne

Cette note d’orientation détaille les tendances régionales de la consommation de drogues pour 2023.
Drug trafficking
West Africa’s creeping drug epidemic: soaring addiction, lagging response

This policy brief outlines regional drug use trends for 2023 based on data from 11 countries.
Drug trafficking
La Gambie s’attaque au narcotrafic par voie maritime

Le protocole d’accord entre la Gambie et SEACOP fera-t-il reculer le trafic de cocaïne dans le pays ?
Drug trafficking
The Gambia makes waves by tackling maritime drug trafficking

Will The Gambia’s memorandum of understanding with SEACOP help to curb cocaine trafficking in the country?
Flora
The silent destruction of Senegal’s last forests

If alarming trends in illicit timber trafficking aren’t soon reversed, the forests of Casamance may disappear completely.

Flora
La destruction silencieuse des dernières forêts du Sénégal

Si l’on n’inverse pas rapidement les tendances alarmantes concernant le trafic illicite de bois, les forêts de Casamance pourraient entièrement disparaître.

Flora
The human cost of Africa’s illegal logging industry

Across the continent, illicit logging undermines peace and security and attracts exploitation.
Maritime
International day against IUU fishing

Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing is affecting livelihoods and fuelling transnational organised crime at sea.