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Malicious markets
Mapping the violent ecosystem in the Central African Republic
Jun 2026 by Nathalia Dukhan - GI-TOC, Ruben De Koning - GI-TOC
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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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Focusing on M23 allows ADF insurgents to expand in eastern DRC

25 Nov 2025 by Nirvaly Mooloo - ISS

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Contested corridors

The illicit transnational supply chains sustaining Sudan’s conflict

20 Nov 2025 by Ruben De Koning - GI-TOC

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Sudan's storm of Typhon

RSF's rise and the chaos economy

Nov 2025 by J.R. Mailey - GI-TOC

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