Central African Republic

Instability in the Central African Republic is exploited by armed groups and criminal networks. Resource exploitation, cross-border trafficking, and foreign actors reinforce cycles of crime and violence.

Highlights

Captured Riches

The message in CAR's disappearing diamond

by CA-Obs

Publications

Central African Republic

After the fall

Russian influence on Africa's illicit economies post-Wagner

Central African Republic

Mercenaries and illicit markets

Russia's Africa Corps and the business of conflict

Central African Republic

Warlord Business

CAR's violent armed groups and their criminal operations for profit and power

Cameroon

The tri-border tangle

Arms trafficking, crime and violence in the borderlands of Chad, Cameroon and Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Up in smoke

How fuel in the CAR became a weapon of war and a source of criminal wealth

Cameroon

Port of call

Regional illicit flows through Douala, Cameroon

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