CENTRAL AFRICA: PANGOLIN TRAFFICKING GENERATES NEARLY 419 BILLION CFA FRANCS EACH YEAR

The world’s most poached mammal is much more hunted for its scales, sold on an illegal market bound for Asia. The « juicy » trade in this protected species, the guardian of the forest, benefits smugglers and their accomplices, including senior civil servants and agents of international institutions

8 months, six fellows, 3 Central African countries, and two key themes constitute the #ODACA fellowship as part of the #ADISI-Cameroon Datajournalism Academies.

Three fellows are publishing the first series of these investigations this morning, essentially based on advanced #DataJournalism and #OSINT techniques.

#Pangolin trafficking which generates nearly 419 billion CFA francs per year in #Central Africa. The investigation also reveals the vast network of corrupt officials the airlines used and a snapshot of the dangers that weigh on our ecosystem.

Read the investigation in English on DataCameroon.


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