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Caroline Costello
Assistant director of the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub, convened and co-authored the West Africa reports and speaks about the initiative's methodology and policy recommendations.
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Dec 18, 2025
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China's Outsized Role in West Africa's Illegal Resource Trade
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Joshua Eisenman, a politics professor at Notre Dame, and Caroline Costello, assistant director at the Atlantic Council, shed light on the rampant illegal resource extraction in West Africa, primarily driven by Chinese demand. They explore the complexities of local corruption and weak enforcement, yet present hope through innovative policy recommendations from a recent collaborative report. The discussion highlights the potential for African governments to improve accountability and the need for grassroots reporting to curb these illegal activities.
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