Anti-Wildlife Trafficking

In 2019, AGA-Africa responded to the need expressed for training in this subject. The following events took place: 1. Workshops on Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery on 4th - 5th February, 2019 in Nairobi,

Kenya 2. Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering on 18th - 19th, March, 2019 in Kasungu, Malawi 3. Workshop on the Role of Secured Transactions in movable assets act in financing MSME on 28th

March, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria 4. Workshop on Investigation and Prosecution of Money Laundering Crimes and Asset Recovery on 2nd – 3rd April, 2019 in Kampala, Uganda 5. Workshop on Trade-Based Anti-Money Laundering Trends on 13th – 16th August, 2019 in Lusaka,

Zambia 6. Workshop on Trade-Based Money Laundering on 16th -17th September, 2019 in Blantyre, Malawi

Anti-Wildlife Trafficking

AGA-Africa works in concert with anti-wildlife trafficking actors, to create greater awareness about the detrimental impact of wildlife crimes and to provide training for investigation and prosecution of wildlife traffickers.

Wildlife crime is a big business. Run by dangerous international networks, wildlife and animal parts are trafficked much like illegal drugs and arms. By its very nature, it is almost impossible to obtain reliable figures for the value of illegal wildlife trade. – WWF Wildlife trafficking is thought to be the third most valuable illicit commerce in the world, after drugs and weapons, worth an estimated $10 billion a year. – U.S. State Department.

HOW AGA-AFRICA WORKS WITH YOU

AGA-Africa seeks to build partnerships which support the building of institutional capacity and effective approaches to combating this crime, through:  Facilitating public and private sector partnerships.  Training customs officers, police, and lawyers in wildlife forensics and border inspections.  Supporting seminars and workshops for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and best practice on tactics for the arrest and prosecution of wildlife traffickers.