Gunman in Somalia kidnapped 5 people in another act that shows the growing trade of kidnapping in the country.
From Reuters:
Kidnapping is lucrative business in Somalia, with hostages generally treated well in anticipation of a large ransom.
But the attacks are hampering the operations of aid agencies at a time when U.N. officials say Somalia ranks as [...]

The Uganda Army has been accused of trafficking arms in Somalia, according to a UN Investigator.
From the Voice of America:
The spokesman for the Ugandan army, Major Paddy Ankunda, tells VOA that soldiers selected to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM, are the finest in the Ugandan military.
He says allegations [...]

Guinea-Bissau, a small West African Country, is becoming a major hub for the cocaine route between Colombia and Europe. 
From the Washington Post: 
Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest nations, has become a major transshipment hub and the epicenter in Africa for the cocaine trade, according to U.S., European and U.N. officials. The shift demonstrates how the flow of [...]

From AFP:
Nigeria has become the world piracy ‘hotspot’, with its prized oil industry a particular target, and the raiders have exposed flaws in the country’s security.
Despite the massive revenues earned from oil, officials concede Nigeria is ill equipped to combat pirates who ply the seas with speed boats, modern machine guns and radios and target [...]

Girls between the ages of 12 to 17 are being trafficked in Nigeria to work as domestic help.
From the AFP:
The trafficking of teenage girls from poor villages to northern Nigerian cities to work as domestic help for meagre wages is on the rise, officials said at the weekend.
“The business of recruiting teenagers as domestic help [...]

BBC News reports on how to make money in Zimbabwe when the country is facing inflation of 165,000 percent.
From BBC News:
The lack of international traders, the scarcity of foreign currency to import basic goods has opened up the markets to anyone with a calculator and the patience to ride the Zimbabwe dollar and its falling [...]

Source: Arthur Max, AP, “Crime syndicates smuggling wildlife,” Yahoo News, June 7, 2007.

According to the Associated Press, an estimated 300,000 poor children are either given or sold by their parents to wealthier families in Nigeria. 
The article states “The children work in exchange for food, shelter and the promise of school, but often end up victims of physical and sexual abuse, according to the U.S. State Department’s annual [...]

The market in fake drugs is estimated to be worth 130 Million US Dollars in Kenya.
Source: John Kariuki, “New counterfeit law proposes $20,000 fine for offenders”,East African, May 30, 2005,(last accessed: May 10, 2006).

Source: Phuong Tan, ” Counterfeit Drug Sales in Africa Strong, Threaten Public Health,” VOA News, October 19, 2007, (accessed: October 20, 2007).