In recent years, West Africa has played an increasing role in the
global drug trade. In the early 2000s, drug traffickers searching
for new routes and markets began shipping South American cocaine to
Europe through West Africa. Criminal groups have now expanded their
operations in the region to include heroin trafficking and
methamphetamine production. While cocaine trafficked through West
Africa typically reaches Europe rather than the United States,
illicit activities surrounding the West African drug trade
jeopardise U.S. goals in the region. The drug trade destabilises
governments and funds terrorist organisations, including Hezbollah
and Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb. In 2011, the State
Department launched the West Africa Cooperative Security Initiative
to coordinate the U.S. response to these threats. This has been a
positive start, but the Caucus believes more must be done. This
book provides eight recommendations on how the United States can
better assist our partners in West Africa.
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