In this overview, the focus is on organised criminal gangs, corrupt officials, fraudsters, cyber criminals or hackers, proliferators and traffickers and terrorist groups across Sub-Saharan…

According to the Global Terrorism Index, the cost or economic impact of terrorism in SSA is US$12 billion. Countries facing threats from terrorism are mostly…

Global Threat Assessment by John Cusack Despite the limitations presented in estimating criminal activity designed to be hidden, the results in the Global Threat Assessment…

The Lord’s Resistance Army (“LRA”) was formed in 1988 from the remnants of a defeated resistance movement amongst the Acholi people of northern Uganda. It…

Al-Shabaab, or ‘the youth’, is a Somali based terrorist group, which was formerly the most prominent of the militia groups comprising the militant wing of…

The Islamic State in West Africa, formerly known as, “Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad”) but more commonly known as Boko…

The following is a short summary of the finances of the Islamic State (IS), as taken from a detailed Intelligence Briefing available to FCN Premium…

The following is a summary of the rise and fall of the Islamic State (IS), focussing on their finances, including the substantial reserves they still…

Whilst the term “organised crime” appears to have emerged in Chicago in 1919, the phenomenon of organised criminal activity far pre-dates this and its manifestations…

Complying with economic sanctions requires a comprehensive program of controls and oversight capable of addressing the unprecedented pace of change, geopolitical tensions, conflicting governmental policies,…