Tag: GITOC
Experts urge Nigeria to target bandits’ finances
For at least 25 years, bandits have plagued northern Nigeria, terrorizing and stealing from residents, recruiting new members, and driving the region’s chronic insecurity.
Experts...
Growing international organised crime requires a global strategy to counteract it
Organised crime has become a threat to international peace and security, with more than 80 per cent of the world’s population living in countries...
Democracy builds resilience against organised crime – GITOC
Resilience against organised crime is created by democracy and its institutions, whilst armed conflict feeds greater levels of criminality in Africa, the newly-released ENACT...
Southern Africa’s security hinges on actioning its organised crime strategy
Organised crime in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) seems to be worsening. Porous borders, weak governance and development deficits make the region vulnerable...
Islamist arms supply in northern Mozambique traced
Islamist insurgents in northern Mozambique have come a long way from the machetes they brandished when terror attacks started in 2017 and are now...
“Rampant corruption and organised crime” still inherent in Mozambique – report
A hundred plus page report by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime (GITOC) finds, among others, factors which led to the insurgency in...
