Africa's Changing Place in the Global Criminal Economy Shaw, M. Illicit Wealth, Organised Crime This report by Enact focuses on global organized crime and the role Africa plays in the world’s “criminal economy”. Although Africa has enjoyed increasing stability and rising economic growth in recent decades, there has also been an increase in cross-border criminal activity across the continent. This report therefore provides a broad overview of Africa’s multiple and changing connections to global criminal markets as well as make an argument for how the continent must strengthen its efforts and reduce its vulnerabilities to organised crime. South Africa Enact and European Union 2017 2017 Text 40p. iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/2017-09-26-enact-continental-report1.pdf Continental Report 1, Sept. 2017