Mon 24 Aug 2009
Photoessay: “The Fall of Africa’s First Narco-State”
Posted by Nina under Resources , Rule of law , UNODC , Violence , West Africa[2] Comments
Cocaine capsules are prepared for human smugglers who will ingest them and transport them to Europe. Photo courtesy Marco Vernaschi.
Hat tip to my friend Alexis for finding this haunting photoessay of the damage caused by drugs and violence in Guinea Bissau, courtesy of über-talented photographer Marco Vernaschi. The full set of photos is available here, and is very much worth seeing, even if hard to stomach.
The UNODC reported on West Africa’s increasing importance in the global drug trade last month in a 102-page report entitled “Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat Assessment.” The pdf is available here.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:26 am
as if famine , war , funds embezzelment and so on were”nt enough issues to be solved !
October 29th, 2009 at 1:20 am
No doubt that “Cocaine trafficking” has turned Guinea Bissau into Africa’s first narco-state and the country is in real danger of the new conflict that has raised.
Thanks for the resources you have provided. It was really gross seeing people indulging in it. May all people know the sufferings through them.