Gold Watch, WEA-Obs

Learnings from West Africa’s regional experiences in the gold sector

Learnings from West Africa's regional experiences in the gold sector

...In the past 15 years, the West African gold sector has witnessed substantial growth, becoming a pivotal pillar of the region's socio-economics. Though industrial mining accounts for the majority of of...

Posted on 14 Dec 2023

Author(s): Marcena Hunter, Gideon Ofosu-Peasah, Theodora Williams Anti, Edgar Takyi Akonor, Rayane EL Ghastalany, Gabriel Moberg

ESA-Obs, SA-Obs

South Africa’s illicit copper economy

South Africa's illicit copper economy

...Every day in South Africa, criminal elements strip copper from wherever they can find it, including roads, homes, construction sites, and mines. The theft of copper from already ailing infrastructure ...

Posted on 13 Dec 2023

Author(s): Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane

CSA-Obs

Monitoring the evolution of the illicit economy in Afghanistan

Monitoring the evolution of the illicit economy in Afghanistan

...With the Taliban capturing control of Afghanistan, the potential future for illicit economies and organised crime within the country and the region more broadly is in enormous flux. Institutions curr...

Posted on 05 Dec 2023

Author(s): John Collins, Ian Tennant, Thi Hoang, Ana Paula Oliveira, Shehryar Fazli, Marcena Hunter, Alastair Macbeath

SEE-Obs

South Eastern Europe Risk Bulletin #17

Observatory of illicit economies in South Eastern Europe

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF Observatory of Illicit Economies in South Eastern Europe Issue 17 December 2023 Summary highlights Security threat: How criminals exploit Kosovo’s political challenges. De...

Posted on 05 Dec 2023