Forests cover nearly half of Cameroon, but they are being rapidly degraded by illegal logging operations that feed China’s appetite…
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After many years on the periphery of transnational crime, Africa has become a global hub and destination point for trafficking…
Woodcarvers in China’s eastern city of Dongyang produce billions of dollars in expensive furniture every year, much of it made…
The Senegalese Armed Forces is taking aim at illegal logging and trafficking to slow the theft of its precious natural…
The Chinese term fei chien, which translates to “flying money,” refers to an underground financial system with no paper trail…
For decades, The Gambia has been a major source of African rosewood, which is prized by Chinese furniture makers for…
ADF STAFF | Photos by Reuters Recent seizures of illegal drugs in the Sahel indicate that the conflict-riddled region is becoming…
ADF STAFF The Miombo Woodlands covers parts of eight African countries, stretching from Burundi to Angola to southern Mozambique. Yet…
ADF STAFF Massive redwood trees tower above the floor of central Kenya’s Aberdare National Park, home to an array of…
ADF STAFF Mozambique has eclipsed other African countries as China’s primary supplier of rosewood, a material coveted for its use…