Africa Uncensored, an independent media house in Kenya, published in February 2022 an investigative report titled "Timber Logging and Crime: How Rosewood Is Stolen in Cameroon, Laundered in Nigeria, and Exported to China" by Christian Locka.
Cameroonian woodcutters illegally cut rare rosewood and then transport it to Nigeria for final shipment to China. Strong Chinese demand has resulted in organized looting of rosewood forests in several African countries.
