A comparative legal study is my own work and that all the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete. Trafficking and fragility in west africa world bank. Drug trafficking has exacerbated instability in guineabissau and mali and is corroding governance throughout africa. Drug trafficking and the threat to nigerias national. The consequences of drug trafficking in the country are unparalleled in the region, however. By doing this, it aims to broaden the evidence base of the scale and nature of the phenomenon. The development response to drug trafficking in africa usaid. Crime and governance in west africa west africa offers many advantages for organized criminals.
Drug trafficking, violence and politics in northern mali. In october 2008, the economic community of west african states ecowas, supported by unodc and the united nations office for west africa unowa, and in partnership with the european union, held a ministerial conference in praia, cape verde, to address the serious security threat posed by drug trafficking in the region. While there are definitions for specific forms of trafficking such as human trafficking, there is no widely accepted. World drug report traces trafficking across africa africa times. Since the 2000s, drug trafficking has played a role in the development of unprecedented forms and levels of violence. The childrens act 1 attempts to define and make provision for the trafficking of children but its application is limited to children only and not to trafficking of persons as a whole. Drug trafficking is a major transnational threat in africa that. For a complete list and pdf versions of publications by the frederick s.
World drug report traces trafficking across africa. The countries in west africa have an illicit drug trafficking problem. Human trafficking in eastern africa research assessment and. Yet this region certainly has human trafficking problems.
Northern mali is not a drugproducing area, nor even the only transit zone in west africa. First, there have been increased law enforcement successes in the caribbean and in europe which may have played a part in the development of alternative routes for traffickers. Latin american drug cartels are preying on west africa because countries of the region are vulnerable. Interdiction efforts adapt as drug trafficking in africa. The views expressed in this paper do not reflect those of the wacd. Not just in transit drugs, the state and society in west africa 7 foreword in this report, the west africa commission on drugs describes the challenges that our region must confront political, social and economic and the policies it must adopt to prevent drug trafficking, production and consumption from. Middle east, asia and ushered in a new era for west africas criminal economy. Introduction in the west african subregion the phenomenon of trafficking in persons is widespread. Many of the nationstates in the region are empirically weak. Human trafficking in the middle east and north africa region. It proposed to map each local stakeholder position and influence visa vis drug trafficking. Among other measures the ivorian government should 4 ending child trafficking in west africa lessons from the ivorian cocoa sector 1 gtz, 2005. Drug trafficking is an ever mounting international security problem. West and central africa united nations office on drugs.
According to the londonbased charity, afruca, burkina faso has one of the worst human trafficking problems in africa. Trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, in africa iii unicef innocenti research centre the unicef innocenti research centre in florence, italy, was established in 1988 to strengthen the research capability of the united nations childrens fund unicef and to support its advocacy for children worldwide. Identifying the development challenge of drug trafficking in africa 8. Emilys story is representative of a ubiquitous challenge facing her home country of benin and the region of west africa more generally. Human trafficking, especially for labour, is rife in sa. West africa is hub for international drug trafficking. Seventynine percent of all global trafficking is for sexual exploitation. In the pissi district of the capital, women and girls as young as 14 are. Feb 18, 2014 1 this is a revised version of a paper prepared for and presented to the west africa commission on the impact of drug trafficking on security, governance and development in west africa wacd in accra, ghana on 31 january 20.
The incident monitoring component of the enact project systematically records instances of transnational organised crime in africa. After the dissolution of the former soviet union, the area of the current 12 commonwealth of independent states cis became a widely used corridor for irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, both from within and outside the region. South africa currently has no legislation enacted that comprehensively and substantially criminalises the trafficking of persons. Trafficking is an emerging concern in west africa, gaining increasing attention from the international community. United nations, department of peacekeeping operations. A case study of ghana this article interrogates the emergence of drug trafficking in. South africa has more modern cities and is at the foot of africa, so it attracts people and migration from everywhere. The current transcontinental drug trade in hard drugs in west africa is rising at such a high rate and has captured the attention of the world because of the magnanimity of the negative political consequences in the region. Driving the trade is the demand for commercial sexual exploitation. Jun 23, 2017 world drug report traces trafficking across africa by at editor 23 june 2017 at 6. Interdiction efforts adapt as drug trafficking in africa modernizes. Maps that explain the worlds drug trade houston chronicle. Child trafficking in benin, west africa beyond intractability.
The dynamics of interdiction and state capacity open pdf 1 mb illegal drug trafficking through west africa has grown dramatically in the last decade, capturing the attention of u. In tanzania this fell to 56 per cent, in uganda to 34 per cent, and in burundi to 12 per cent. Drug trafficking as a security threat in west africa 1 preface the crisis of drug trafficking in west africa is gaining attention, in the media and among governments. The growth of drug trafficking through africa poses new challenges to. Human trafficking, the third largest international crime, following illegal drugs and arms trafficking, is believed to be worth billions of dollars each year. Thefwadtwouldbestructuredasa spaceforsharingexperiences. Mcguire abstract west africa is one of the most impoverished, underdeveloped, and instabilityprone regions in the world. The rising drug trafficking threat a rise in illicit drug trafficking in africa in recent years has drawn the attention of u. This illicit activity reinforces and bolsters their financial strength. Policy congressional research service 1 introduction. Human trafficking, especially for labour, is rife in sa the. Aug 04, 2016 maps that explain the worlds drug trade.
Drug trafficking and threats to national and regional. World west africa is hub for international drug trafficking. Pdf confronting drug trafficking in west africa mike. West africa, despite international efforts to combat global drug trafficking, is a hot spot for smuggling cocaine and other narcotics. Human trafficking in postmandela south africa and a former head of political science at the university of. Comprehensive assessment of organised crime in west and.
Map 2 illicit armstrafficking routes in and through niger. World drug report traces trafficking across africa by at editor 23 june 2017 at 6. Growers in afghanistan and pakistan continue to be hot beds for heroin trafficking, supplying most of the world. Drug trafficking and threats to national and regional security in west africa 1.
Current patterns of child trafficking in west and central africa although, child trafficking is a global problem, the practice is particularly widespread in some regions. Alarm bells are ringing about the volume of cocaine transiting the region roughly 50 tons a year, and its impact on the security of fragile states. It also channels funding for terrorist groups, weakens the rule of law, perpetuates crime, and makes. Many of these children are then forced to work as manual laborers or as domestic servants. Drug trafficking is a major transnational threat in africa that converges with other illicit activities ranging from money laundering to human trafficking and terrorism. West africas international drug trade stephen ellis abstract since the publication in 2007 of a report on west africas role in the illegal cocaine trade from latin america to europe, considerable media attention has focused on guineabissau in particular as a country infiltrated by drug interests. Jun 07, 2017 human trafficking, especially for labour, is rife in sa. Initiatives on combating trafficking in persons have been undertaken on a. Onyeizugbo department of psychology, university of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria abstract child trafficking is comparable to the trans atlantic slave trade during which able bodied young. Africa and south asia especially the mekong area are among the worst. Ending child trafficking in west africa resource centre. South africas issue with human trafficking was not widely broadcasted until about 2010, when the fears about the world cup brought national awareness. Human trafficking in the middle east and north africa region by schuyler dudley. The west african drug trade in context of the regions illicit economies and poor governance presentation to conference on drug trafficking in west africa.
Here in west africa, millions of youth are affected by this brutal, entrenched trade. Trafficking and its impact on west africa world bank documents. The west african drug trade in context of the regions. Cocaine trafficking in western africa, october 2007 6 three reasons explain the importance of western africa as a transit point for cocaine trafficking to europe. Interests though the majority of the drugs transiting west africa do not come to the united states, the proceeds flow to the same south american drug trafficking organizations that traffic drugs to the united states. Human trafficking in eastern africa research assessment and baseline information in tanzania, kenya, uganda, and burundi cent of survey respondents agreed that people in their area know what human traffickingis. The middle east and north africa region is not the first area to come to mind when discussing human trafficking in the world.
I declare that combating human trafficking in south africa. Stop trafficking in child labor human rights watch. Trafficking in child labor occurs along numerous routes in west africa, and governments arent doing enough to stop it. Child trafficking occurs both within benin, typically from rural to urban areas, and also across country borders.
Apr 17, 2008 children in west africa are being trafficked at an alarming rate, often sold by their own families. Report of the eastern and horn of africa conference on human. Request pdf diaspora and drug trafficking in west africa. Drug trafficking often complicates and extends armed conflicts by providing revenue needed to purchase weapons, corrupting law enforcement and military officers, and diverting resources from efforts to defuse conflict. For south american cocaine traffickers, it stands midway between the andean producing countries and the european consumer market. Since the mid1990s, in central and west africa, trafficking in hard drugs has become a booming business, with increasingly serious side effects. The sudden rise in cocaine trafficking through west africa indisputably has. Introduction in less than one and a half decades west africa has become a major transit and repackaging hub for cocaine and heroin flowing from the latin american and asian producing areas to european markets. Understanding the nature and threats of drug trafficking to. Children in west africa are being trafficked at an alarming rate, often sold by their own families. An effort was made to involve many organisations with varied experiences on human trafficking and forced labour in the east and the horn of africa while borrowing heavily from those in west africa. The report was written by a team consisting of mark shaw, tuesday reitano and marcena hunter. Drugs and crime unodc estimates that west african criminal networks could have earned. New york, april 1, 2003 west african governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the regions growing aids crisis, human rights watch charged.
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