Hidden Narratives of Il/licit Livelihoods in West Africa
A collaborative research project between Universities of Bristol and Ottawa and the French Institute for Research in Africa, funded by the ESRC
Le transport de migrants ainsi que l’utilisation et le commerce du tramadol (un opioïde synthétique) ont été qualifiés de criminalité transnationale organisée (CTO) par certains Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest. L’approche punitive a été beaucoup plébiscitée et les intérêts des bailleurs
‘Contesting the criminalisation of mobility and livelihoods in West Africa and in the diaspora’ Join us this Saturday 03 September from 14:15 (UK) at the ASA UK conference. Stream 4 – Panel 4 at 14:15-15:45 (UK): Contesting the criminalisation of
(il)licit livelihoods in Africa: Drug policy and reproduction of poverty We presented a summary of our research at the Bristol Poverty Institute Showcase 2022 on the 30th June to an audience composed of academics and practitioners. Our poster titled ‘(il)licit
On Wednesday 27th April at 4pm (UK/Nigeria Time), experts discussed ‘the moral landscapes of drugs in Africa‘ (Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger) during an online seminar hosted by IFRA-Nigeria. This event took place to launch the Politique
Join us on Friday 04th March at 9 -10.30am (UTC/UK Time) to discuss The moral landscape of drugs in Africa (Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Mali and Niger). Please register to attend here. This special issue invites us to question
Originally published by IFRA Nigeria -Institute of African Studies at the University of Ibadan, original article and outputs by participants are available here As part of the research programme Hidden Narratives on Transnational Organised Crime in West Africa a research training programme
We are organising a workshop bringing together scholars to explore and question the notion of ‘organised crime’ in West Africa. This two day online event will take place on 28th and 29th September 2021, and invites academics from various disciples
Understanding Resilience to Transnational Organised Crime: The Roles of Communities, Citizens, and Civil Society Our project’s Principle Investigator (PI) Dr Gernot Klantschnig was recently in conversation with Dr Martha Mutisi, from the International Development Research Centre and Dr Catherine Kelly,
11 August 2020 – IFRA-Nigeria hosted an online seminar to present and discuss the project’s first policy paper on Tramadol and the transport of migrants. Policy makers from across West Africa and beyond, as well as IFRA fellows took part
2 July 2020 – PolicyBristol hosted a Webinar in response to the launch of our first policy briefing and the United Nations World Drug Report 2020, its annual assessment of global drug use, production and trade. The webinar discussed some
