Abstract The disappearance of a 177-carat rough diamond in January 2025 from the Central African Republic (CAR) stands as a pivotal emblem of the systemic predation undermining the nation’s nascent economic recovery in the extractives sector. This incident, detailed in the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)‘s investigative report published on October 24, 2025, … Leggi tutto Disappearing Riches: Foreign Predation and the Seizure of Central African Republic’s Mineral Wealth in 2025