U.N.: When Streets Become Pharmacies - Booming Illicit Markets in Central Africa
October 07, 2026
October 07, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa
By Fabrice Robinet
6 October 2026
Antibiotics, malaria treatments, painkillers, opioids. More than 250 tonnes of medical products were seized over six years in Central Africa. Behind those numbers is an illicit market that thrives not simply despite the region's fragile health syste . . .
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When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa
By Fabrice Robinet
6 October 2026
Antibiotics, malaria treatments, painkillers, opioids. More than 250 tonnes of medical products were seized over six years in Central Africa. Behind those numbers is an illicit market that thrives not simply despite the region's fragile health syste . . .