News Brief – Week of 14 August 2023

Newsbriefings

16.08.23 – How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers. The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria. They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins. These “top-of-the-pyramid” traffickers were responsible for half the illegal trade in pangolin scales. This…

SEACOP conducts assessment of Togo’s maritime control units’ capabilities

Programme and Projects News, SEACOP, Togo

This week, as part of the concluding activities of SEACOP V, Deputy Regional Coordinator for Africa Akizi-Egnim AKALA was in Togo 🇹🇬 to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Joint Maritime Control Units (JMCUs) situated at Lomé Port. During this pivotal assignment, Mr. Akala assessed the JMCUs’ organisational, logistical, and operational capacities.💡 Over the past year, the country’s…