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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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Up in smoke

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

Nov 2025
by GI-TOC

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Captured Riches

The message in CAR's disappearing diamond

24 Oct 2025
by Zobel Behalal, Ruben De Koning, Nathalia Dukhan (GITOC)

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Mercenaries and illicit markets

Russia's Africa Corps and the business of conflict

Feb 2025
by Julia Stanyard - GI-TOC

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After the fall

Russian influence on Africa's illicit economies post-Wagner

Feb 2025
by GI-TOC

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