Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Workshop with the Office of the Director Public Prosecutions, Lesotho

Beyond the prosecution of Money Laundering offences, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is expected to recover illegally gained assets. There is therefore an urgent need to train prosecutors to effectively and efficiently handle these cases.   To support capacity building, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with the Office of the Director of […]

Cybercrime Substantive Offences, Cybercrime and Digital Investigations Workshop for Prosecutors with the Office of the Director Public Prosecutions of Uganda

Uganda adopted a number of cyber laws in 2011, including the Computer Misuse Act, to protect users from bad actors and to regulate e-commerce. These laws, however, remain largely unimplemented due to capacity constraints of both law enforcement and prosecutors. To facilitate capacity building, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with the Office of the Director Public […]

‘Platform Liability in E-Commerce: Consumer Be Aware: The Wild World of E-Commerce’ Webinar with the Department of Private Law and IP Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa

It is crucial for countries to propose rules that would require online platforms to take proactive measures to detect and remove illegal content and become more transparent about their content moderation policies. Against this backdrop, the AGA-Africa Programme partnered with the Department of Private Law and the Centre For IP Law at the University Of […]

Asset Forfeiture Regime Under Nigerian Law Workshop with the National Judicial Institute of Nigeria (NJI), Nigeria

With increasing sophistication of financial crimes, it has become imperative that assets of the criminals are identified before arrest. Additionally, with the evolution of the capital market in Nigeria, it has become important to improve the Bench’s view of the capital market.  Lending to support these efforts, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with the National Judicial […]

1st International Symposium on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement with the Anti-Counterfeit Authority, Kenya

AGA-Africa Programme Board Member, Markus Green, International Advisor, John Edozie and Programme Director and Country Coordinator for Kenya, Chukukere Unamba-Oparah, represented the Programme’s leadership at the 1st International Symposium on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement on 13th-15th June, 2023, where distinguished delegates converged at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. The AGA-Africa Programme were the […]

‘Whole of Community Approach in Countering Narcotic Drug and Human Trafficking’ Workshop with the Criminal Investigations Department, Ghana Police Service, Food and Drugs Authority and the Narcotics Control Commission, Ghana

Human trafficking, drug trafficking and drug abuse are often interlinked. There is need for awareness and sensitization campaigns to adopt a prevention centred approach to enlighten communities on how to prevent drug trafficking and abuse. This will in turn, reduce the instances of drug-related human trafficking cases.   To support capacity building, the AGA-Africa Programme […]

‘Strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts-Investigation and Prosecution’ Workshop with the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria

A form of modern-day slavery, Human Trafficking manifests itself in different ways both overt and covert. Human Trafficking has devastating implications for victims and also undermines national and transnational security. Lending its support to efforts towards its eradication, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) on a […]

Operation Safe Ranger Training Part II with the Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance in collaboration with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Malawi

Following the successful ‘Operation Safe Ranger’ Training held on 8th -9th May, 2023 in Lilongwe, the AGA-Africa Programme and the Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance (WITA) partnered with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) on a second workshop held on 11th-12th May, 2023, this time in Blantyre, Malawi. Similar to the first workshop, participants […]

Operation Safe Ranger Training with the Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance in collaboration with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Malawi

The safety of game rangers is paramount. Game rangers are on the frontlines in the war against transnational wildlife crime and are often confronted with life threatening situations. To equip them with tools to enhance their safety as they protect Malawi’s wildlife, the AGA-Africa Programme and the Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance (WITA) partnered with the […]

Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Malawi receives Law and Democracy Books Shipment from Books For Africa in partnership with Thomson Reuters Foundation and AGA-Africa Programme

Books For Africa partnered with the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the AGA-Africa Programme to donate books valued at over seventy thousand US Dollars ($70,000) to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Malawi. The handover ceremony took place on 5th May, 2023 at the Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. The ceremony was attended […]