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Illicit Medicine Markets Boom in Central Africa

Published Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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What We Know — Key Points

  • From 2020 through 2025, authorities seized 251 tonnes of medical products in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic and Chad.

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  • AllAfrica

    The report highlights that the illicit market thrives not just despite, but partly because of, the region's fragile health systems, which fail to meet the demand for safe and affordable medicines.

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