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Lake Chad Basin: insurgents exploit informal money transfer systems
The hawala system’s reliance on trust-based networks and its lack of formal oversight makes it vulnerable to misuse.
28 Jan 2026
by Oluwole Ojewale, Raoul Sumo Tayo - ISS
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Goma, one year on: Illicit profits, failed peace

Any durable approach to ending the DRC conflict must confront the illicit economies sustaining the war

26 Jan 2026
by Zobel Behalal (GI-TOC)

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Behind the blockchain

Cryptocurrency and criminal capture in the Central African Republic

Dec 2025
by GI-TOC

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Weak enforcement measures exacerbate SIM swapping in the DRC

SIM card hijacking remains a major cybersecurity threat, placing already vulnerable citizens at risk.

10 Dec 2025
by Mugah Michael Sitawa, Beautah Mwanza Suba - ISS

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Criminal convergence on Cameroon's coast

Financing conflict and sustaining violence in the Gulf of Guinea

Dec 2025
by Raoul Sumo Tayo - ISS

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