Will the African Union’s new ban end the gruesome donkey skin trade? Find out in our new Observer > enactafrica.org/enact-observer… ISS

Violent extremists are using #IllicitEconomies to expand across the #Sahel and spread southwards. On 7 May, we explore the overlapping objectives of violent extremist groups involved in illicit economies. Register for the online seminar. issafrica.org/events/violent…

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New Observer #AfricanUnion #DonkeySkinTrade > enactafrica.org/enact-observer… ISS

Observer by Ndubuisi Christian Ani > enactafrica.org/enact-observer… ISS #Mali

Over the last decade, Ponzi schemes have defrauded Nigerians of over US$1 billion. This short piece shows how these schemes adapt easily and continue to outsmart regulatory and enforcement mechanisms, leaving Nigerians exposed. enactafrica.org/enact-observer…

Observer by Ndubuisi Christian Ani > enactafrica.org/enact-observer… ISS #Nigeria

Register to attend our ENACT and Ecowas - Cedeao event > issafrica.org/events/drug-us…

Come and join us Wits_News ISS for a workshop on military ad hoc coalitions in Africa. We have a stellar two-day programme. Please share and register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Over 85% of small-scale mining in Ghana is conducted illegally. Yet, most interventions target 'foot soldiers' instead of the highly resourced ‘sponsors’ behind the illicit activity such as local and foreign networks. enactafrica.org/enact-observer… ENACT ISS

New Observer > Ghana’s government needs a multi-pronged approach to target the well-resourced sponsors and agents benefitting from illegal mining. ow.ly/loaU50TZ2av ISS

New research paper > Youth gangs in Liberia: motives, structure and illicit economies by Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Feyi Ogunade and John Kamma ow.ly/6G6950UR1E6 ISS

Seminar > African drug markets and policy developments Africa is making progress in dealing with the illegal #DrugTrade. Get the latest research results at our online event – 14 March with Global Initiative & INTERPOL #CND68 enactafrica.org/events/african…

Sierra Leonean migrants seeking better lives abroad are increasingly caught in a web of forced labour masked as work-abroad programmes via ENACT. IOM Sierra Leone Mano River Union Mfrekeobong Ukpanah National Youth Commission Sierra Leone enactafrica.org/enact-observer…

Reviving the AU’s 2013 Nouakchott Process against #terrorism and #OrganisedCrime could be a solution – but only if the #AU goes the extra mile in the #Sahel. ISS Today by Ndubuisi Christian Ani issafrica.org/iss-today/unra…

Seminar > Nigerian confraternities in South Africa: brotherhood or criminal enterprise? Join online or in Pretoria on 30 Oct to discuss new research on Black Axe and its links to cybercrime and global trafficking enactafrica.org/events/nigeria…

How useful is African Union's statement to Cameroon's disputed election? Given the coups and bad elections in Africa, can the AU afford to retain its age-old diplomatic approach? #CameroonElections #AfricanUnion #PaulBiya

Why have security sector reforms delivered mixed results despite AU policy frameworks? AU–ISS consultative workshop on 28 November examined a decade of SSR implementation, from operational capacity gains to persistent governance deficits, extremism and poor coordination.