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
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.
Fauna
Les écosystèmes des tortues marines d'Afrique de l'Ouest en péril

Les gouvernements d'Afrique de l'Ouest doivent s'associer aux ONG de conservation pour protéger cette espèce vitale.
Fauna
Ecosystems at risk as West Africa’s sea turtles decline

West Africa’s governments must protect this important species by partnering with NGOs working on their conservation.
Drug trafficking
Toward effective solutions: managing illicit drug supply and use in West Africa

This policy brief outlines key findings from a three-year epidemiological study by the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use.
Fauna
Ecosystems at risk as West Africa’s sea turtles decline

West Africa’s governments must protect this important species by partnering with NGOs working on their conservation.
Fauna
Exploitation des tortues marines en Afrique de l’Ouest

En l’absence d’autres moyens de subsistance, les tortues marines demeurent une cible pour les communautés de pêcheurs.
Maritime
Data conundrum in the Gulf of Guinea

This Africa Day of the Seas and Oceans, it’s important to reflect on flaws in data collection that distort the reality of crime in the maritime domain.
Arms trafficking
Cameroon and Nigeria renew cooperation to fight arms proliferation

Curbing the spread of small arms and light weapons is a priority – especially for Cameroon.
Arms trafficking
Are West Africa’s gunsmiths making violence cheap?

Locally manufactured weapons are inexpensive and increasingly used across West Africa.