Can due diligence on shipping clients deter contraband trafficking in Kenya?

Knowing their customers could help Kenya’s authorities keep tabs on illegal shipments.

Cross-border smuggling

Sudan puts the brakes on cross-border vehicle smuggling

Will Sudan’s border closures counter vehicle smuggling and other forms of organised crime?

IFFs and money laundering

In the name of the father: financial crimes in Central Africa

Ruling families’ involvement in national politics is hurting the fight against financial crimes across Central Africa.

Cybercrime

Is Kenya the new playground for cyber criminals?

Kenya needs a strategy to mitigate the threat of cyber fraud to its internet infrastructure.

Maritime

Making the Gulf of Guinea a safer, more prosperous place

Civil society, the business sector and citizens should all be engaged in fighting maritime crime.

Fauna

Tanzania’s anti-poaching success offers valuable lessons for other African countries

Modern approaches, strong policies, political will and zero tolerance to corruption are key to fighting poaching.

Drug trafficking

Is Dakar a new destination of choice for drug traffickers?

To outwit drug traffickers of the high seas and their portside allies in Senegal, responses beyond seizures are required.

Human smuggling

Senegal’s multimillion-dollar migrant smuggling trade goes on

Unless Senegal criminalises the smuggling of migrants, the problem will persist – despite its tighter border controls.