Transnational organized crimes in Africa : a case study of drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana and South Africa.
Abstract
Every phenomenon evolves with times. Illicit activities like Transnational Organized Crimes (TOC)
are not an exception in this regard. Africa, especially West and Southern Africa, have been
challenged by a number of TOCs. Ghana and South Africa are amongst the countries in West and
Southern Africa that have been subjected to a range of crimes of this nature. Drug trafficking and
money laundering are the most prominent illicit activities in Ghana and South Africa. Drug
trafficking and money laundering has been prevalent in Ghana and South Africa to such an extent
that it has contributed to the growth of illicit economy. Increased size of illicit economy,
constrained state capacity and expansion of TOCs are amongst effects of drug trafficking and
money laundering in Ghana and South Africa. This dissertation evaluates state capacity in relation
to drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana and South Africa in the period from 2001 to
2011. Regulatory, administrative, technical and extractive are elements of state capacity being
looked at. The research used qualitative research method, this was achieved through textual
analysis of secondary sources. Regulatory, administrative, and technical state capacity elements
have been fairly operational in dealing with drug trafficking and money laundering in the period
from 2001 to 2011 in the two countries being looked at. On the other hand extractive state capacity
element has been struggling from 2001 to 2011 in reducing drug trafficking and money laundering
in Ghana and South Africa. It is clear that globalization has played an important role in the
occurrence of the two TOCs under discussion. To better understand TOCs further research needs to
look at other regions within and outside Africa.
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