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- Africa Black Market$20.191 Billion
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Data on Black Market for Africa
Decline in illegal logging
In 2010, there was a global decline in illegal logging activities of 22 percent since 2002, according to London based Chatham House.
In the time period, Indonesia saw declines in illegal logging of 75 percent, and Cameroon saw declines of 50 percent.
However, illegal logging is so prevalent in Indonesia that in 2010, even with the 75 percent decline, illegal logging activities in Indonesia still consists of 40 percent of all timber harvest.
Source: Richard Black, “Major decline seen in illegal logging,” BBC News, July 15, 2010.
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- Tags: Illegal Logging, Indonesia Black Market | July 16th, 2010
Commission for Kidney Broker
Kidney brokers who arranged people from Yemen to sell their kidney for patients in Egypt received commission payments of up to $60,000 per kidney.
The sellers of kidneys received $5,000, although many were targeted for robbery on their way home.
Source: AFP, “Yemeni arrested for organ trafficking,” Google News, June 25, 2010.
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- Tags: Egypt Black Market, Organ Trafficking Statistics, Prices on the black market, Yemen | June 25th, 2010
Value of gold smuggled out of the DRC in 2009
40 tons of gold worth $1.24 Billion was smuggled out of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009.
Source: UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 11: Regions Under Stress, June 2010.
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- Tags: Diamond and Miniral Smuggling | June 21st, 2010
Somalis invovled in piracy
Around 1,400 people in Somalia are believed to be working in piracy activities.
Source: UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 9: Maritime Piracy, June 2010.
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- Tags: Somalia Black Market | June 20th, 2010
Ivory seizures globally between 1989 to 2009
More than 361 tons of ivory was seized worldwide between 1989 and 2009.
Source: UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 7: Environmental Resources, June 2010.
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- Tags: Wildlife Smuggling Statistics | June 20th, 2010
Profits for human smugglers bringing Africans into Europe
In 2008, about 55,000 migrants from Africa are believed to have paid human smugglers to be smuggled into Europe.
The human smugglers are believed to have grossed $150 million for their work in 2008.
Source: UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 3, Smuggling of Migrants, June 2010.
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- Tags: Human Smuggling | June 20th, 2010
Price of African Monkey on Black Market
The price to purchase a monkey weighing 4 kilograms from Cameroon in Europe is 100 Euros ($123).
Source: Mark Kinver, “Illegal bushmeat ‘rife in Europe’,” BBC News, June 17, 2010.
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- Tags: Prices on the black market, Wildlife Smuggling Statistics | June 17th, 2010
Shell reports that majority of oil spills in Nigeria due to oil theft
Shell Petroleum reported that in 2009, 98 percent of oil spills in the Niger Delta was due to vandalism and attempts at oil theft, with 2 percent of spills due to equipment failure.
Source: Olusola Bello, “Shell worried by increasing oil theft,” Business Daily, June 17, 2010.
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- Tags: Gas and Oil Smuggling, Nigeria Black Market | June 17th, 2010
Market value of the counterfeit drugs industry
The counterfeit drugs industry is estimated to be worth $200 Billion a year.
The sales of counterfeit drugs kills up to 10,000 Africans each year and creates 2 to 5 percent tax losses for governments around the world.
Source: John Irish, “Customs group to fight $200 bln bogus drug industry,” Reuters, June 10, 2010.
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- Tags: Counterfeit Drugs | June 13th, 2010
Number of prostitutes in Cape Town, South Africa
There are an estimated 1,200 prostitutes in the South African city of Cape Town.
Source: “World Cup prostitution sparks HIV concerns, legalization debate,” Deutsche Welle, June 6, 2010.
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- Tags: South Africa Black Market | June 6th, 2010

