Tag: Sub-Saharan Africa News and Posts
Trade Based ML in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
Trade Based Money Laundering (“TBML”) is one of the main means by which criminal groups and terrorist financiers launder money, and by which illicit financial…
VC Based ML in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
Whilst money laundering using virtual currency (VC) is relatively small compared to either cash or trade, it is nevertheless growing. Virtual currency is also the…
Sub Saharan Africa Region & Country Overview by FCN
Having established the largest criminal markets impacting SSA, highlights from a region and country perspective are as follows: For the Extract from the SSA Threat…
Illegal Waste Dumping in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
SSA produces ever more waste, but much less than elsewhere in the world, but because of poor waste management controls and the imports of waste…
Overview of Criminal /Terrorist Groups in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN
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…
Arms Trafficking in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
Illicit arms flows continue to destabilise the African continent, fuelling crime, conflict, and terrorist activities. Subregions affected by recurrent armed conflict experience the most organised…
Cash Based Money Laundering in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
Cash-based money laundering is the main means by which criminal organisations and terrorist financiers launder money, not just in SSA, but also around the world….
Hackers in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
The vulnerability of African businesses to cyber crime is greater than in any other region, because Africa spends the least on protection from cyber attacks….
Proliferators & Traffickers in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
Proliferators and traffickers include states, companies and individuals involved in trafficking in nuclear, missile, WMD, and military-related commodities, often in contravention of and to circumvent…
Terrorist Groups in Sub Saharan Africa by FCN - Premium
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…