February 14
East Africa: Failure to Apply East Africa's Mifugo Protocol Keeps Violence Simmering
The protocol provides the means to tackle cattle rustling and related crimes, but no countries have ratified it. Read more »
August 31, 2023
East Africa: Chinese Markets Deplete Lake Victoria's Nile Perch
Nile perch swim bladders, used in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine, are illegally extracted from breeding and juvenile fish. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Morocco: New Cannabis Production Law Needs Faster Implementation
Action is required to keep farmers on side and prevent traffickers from laundering proceeds through the legal market. Read more »
August 29, 2022
Kenya: Lake Turkana's Entire Tilapia Species Threatened By Smuggling
As corrupt officials from Kenya to the DRC prosper, the world's only permanent desert lake faces ecological disaster. Read more »
June 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Organised Crime Pours Cold Water On Ethiopia's Coffee Exports
Legal loopholes are among the factors that enable a flourishing illicit trade in export-grade coffee. Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: Africa Must Separate the Wheat From Russia's Geopolitical Chaff
Putin assured the AU that Russia would ease grain shortages, but the arrangement is far from straightforward. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Shady Cocoa Farming At the Root of Cote d'Ivoire's Deforestation
Cocoa thrives in the rich forest soil left behind from illegal logging, stripping Côte d'Ivoire's economy and environment. Read more »