AGA-AFRICA Programme

Harnessing the necessary strategies, skills and knowledge for the Effective Criminal Investigation Training in collaboration with Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance (WITA) and the Malawi Police Service (MPS), Malawi

Criminal investigations, like any other important undertaking, require strategic planning. Effective criminal investigation includes important components such as appreciation of national legislation and international legal instruments and the context within which the law is applied. Hence it is vital to recognise the roles police officers play in conducting investigations and prosecution of transnational crimes. Against […]

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Ranger Safety and First Aid Training in collaboration with Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance (WITA) & Department of National Parks & Wildlife (DNPW), Malawi

Dedicated rangers worldwide face risks of serious injury and deaths due to attacks by poachers and wild animals. In most cases, the rangers lack the essential training needed to carry out their jobs properly and administer first aid in cases of injuries or attacks. In keeping with its efforts to stem wildlife trafficking, AGA-Africa collaborated […]

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Virtual Currency Investigations Workshop in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Malawi

Virtual currencies have quickly gained traction and acceptance during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This has provided new opportunities for criminals including money launderers, terrorist financiers and other criminals to launder their proceeds as most countries do not have efficient regulatory frameworks for virtual currencies. It is essential to enhance the knowledge of law enforcement officers on […]

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Oral Advocacy Skills Workshop in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice – Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Malawi

Advocacy skills are essential towards upholding the rule of law and go a long way to ensure justice is served across the board. It is essential for public prosecutors to advance and expand their advocacy skills in the face of surging criminality. To aid in sharpening the oral advocacy skill among prosecutors, AGA-Africa collaborated with […]

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Asset Forfeiture Workshop in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice – Directorate of Public Prosecutions Malawi

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text shortcode_id=”8fq4bqlez” animation_delay=”0″] Countries are required to have measures that enable the confiscation of proceeds of crime (direct or indirect) held by criminals, accomplices or other third parties. Property to be confiscated includes; income or other benefits derived from crime, instrumentalities used in commission of a crime, and/or property of corresponding value to the […]

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FIA – Malawi, Ministry of Justice – Directorate of Public Prosecutions Malawi and International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) partner with AGA-Africa for Asset Forfeiture Workshop

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text shortcode_id=”8fq4bqlez” animation_delay=”0″] Asset forfeiture is the process of confiscation of assets by the authorities. These assets are mainly proceeds from financial crimes that are subject to an ongoing investigation or prosecution by law enforcement agencies. The ability for enforcement authorities in Africa and globally to be able to utilize all measures to deprive […]

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Combatting Trafficking in Persons Workshop with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Malawi

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text shortcode_id=”8fq4bqlez” animation_delay=”0″] Human trafficking thrives in situations where the rule of law is weak and people lack opportunities. Humanitarian crises and conflicts create an environment in which traffickers easily prey upon the vulnerable. Malawi, like many other countries, remains a source, transit and destination country for trafficked and smuggled persons alike. The offence […]

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AGA-Africa and University of Malawi present Workshop on ‘New Perspectives on Regulating Corruption & Money Laundering Enforcement Mechanism & the Law- Commercial Law Clinic’

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text shortcode_id=”8fq4bqlez” animation_delay=”0″] AGA-Africa in collaboration with the Commercial Law Clinic, Faculty of Law – University of Malawi organized a workshop themed “New Perspectives on Regulating Corruption & Money Laundering Enforcement Mechanism & the Law” which was held on 12th and 13th November, 2020. The event started off with the signing of an MOU […]

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Virtual Workshop on Cryptocurrency, Malawi 

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] For many African governments, cryptocurrency is a foreign concept that is treated with suspicion. It is not also recognized as legal although its illegality is still a gray area. Criminal actors, however, take advantage of this unregulated system of moving funds to engage in their illegal activity. It is incumbent that law enforcement […]

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Webinar on Cybercrime & Electronic Evidence, Malawi

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] The digital economy is globally developing at lightning speed, and with it a new challenge has appeared, along with the economic and strategic stakes that go with it: this new danger is cybercrime. The increased cyber activities brought about by the measures employed to deal with the current Covid-19 pandemic have revealed a […]

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