01218nam a22001217a 4500100002000000245005600020260005500076300000900131490003500140520080700175650004600982856006801028  aMoshi, H. B. P.  aFighting Money Laundering: The Challenges in Africa  aSouth AfricabInstitute for Security Studiesc2007  a12p.  aISS Paper 152 • October 2007  aInternational concern at the growing incidence of organised crime, corruption and terrorism and the debilitating effects these problems have on peace, security and development signals a need for concerted action. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) study on Crime and development in Africa (2005a) documents the emergence of organised crime on the continent and its links to conflict. It notes that the growth in international commerce and transport has made Africa, with its weak law enforcement capacity, an ideal conduit through which to extract and trans-ship a range of illicit commodities. This paper notes that  drugs, firearms and human beings are being trafficked, and gemstones and other minerals, petroleum, timber and ivory are being illegally extracted from the continent.  aCorruption, Terrorism, Trafficking, Drugs  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/Fighting money laundering.pdf