The world’s most poached mammal is much more hunted for its scales, sold on an illegal market bound for Asia. The « juicy » trade in this protected species, the guardian of the forest, benefits smugglers and their accomplices, including senior civil servants and agents of international institutions
8 months, six fellows, 3 Central African countries, and two key themes constitute the #ODACA fellowship as part of the #ADISI-Cameroon Datajournalism Academies.
Three fellows are publishing the first series of these investigations this morning, essentially based on advanced #DataJournalism and #OSINT techniques.
#Pangolin trafficking which generates nearly 419 billion CFA francs per year in #Central Africa. The investigation also reveals the vast network of corrupt officials the airlines used and a snapshot of the dangers that weigh on our ecosystem.
Read the investigation in English on DataCameroon.
