Abstract
E. Gregoire — Smugglers' Ways, a Study of Trading Networks in Hausa Land. The permeability of borders in Africa has led to the creation of certain trading networks that involve big merchants as well as little traders. Some transactions are legal; but usually, the majority are not. States are unable, or do not want, to put an end to these practices, because its employees, at various levels in the hierarchy, are smugglers' accomplices. The very active underground trade between Niger and northern Nigeria in Hausa land is studied so as to bring to light the networks underlying this trade. Given the dynamism of illegal trading patterns, questions can be raised about borders which may, far from being a hindrance, sometimes be an auxiliary to commerce.
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