Trafficking and Fragility in West Africa
Trafficking is an emerging concern in West Africa. In 2011, 17 percent of all cocaine consumed in Europe -- 21 tons -- passed through the region, for a retail value of US$1.7 billion. This paper discusses the evolution of trafficking in the region...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20342693/trafficking-fragility-west-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20638 |
| Summary: | Trafficking is an emerging concern in
West Africa. In 2011, 17 percent of all cocaine consumed in
Europe -- 21 tons -- passed through the region, for a retail
value of US$1.7 billion. This paper discusses the evolution
of trafficking in the region and provides estimates of the
size and value of trafficking flows to demonstrate the
significance of this illegal activity. Although this topic
is gaining increasing attention, less attention has been has
been paid to how trafficking is perpetuating fragility. This
paper contributes to this area of research by identifying
five channels through which trafficking is intensifying
fragility in the region. The relative importance of each
channel is discussed, with specific countries as case-study
examples. Possible programmatic responses are then suggested
with examples of policy approaches successfully adopted
elsewhere in the world. |
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