News Briefing-Week of 13 of August

Africa, Colombia, Costa Rica, Drug war, EU, Ghana, Latin America, Newsbriefings, Security context, Security threats, Trafficking, West Africa

Costa Rica’s government is struggling to stall worsening violence driven by local criminal groups battling for control of domestic drug markets. Costa Rica is a key transshipment point for Colombian cocaine heading to the United States and Europe. Instead of making payments in dollars, transnational criminal organizations often pay local criminal groups in drugs. With…