Light weapons: a roadmap Africa has made some innovative interventions to reduce illicit small arms flows, despite a scarcity of…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Transnational brokering: a complex web Businesses and criminal syndicates have both violated United Nations arms embargoes, sometimes with the collusion…
The arms industry: fuelling conflict The world’s biggest arms fair, which turned 20 in 2019, is lauded as a ‘fantastic…
Nuclear weapons: the African view African states argue that the total elimination of nuclear weapons is the only guarantee against…
Small arms and light weapons: an African overview State fragility and political instability continue to create an ever-increasing demand for…
Cyber crime: It’s a war Cyber crime knows no boundaries and the perpetrators are constantly improving their capabilities Cyber crime…
Surveillance technology: used and abused African states have been deploying surveillance capabilities to spy on and intimidate youth movements and…
Poaching: the big guns South Africa’s game reserves have been hard hit by an intensive campaign of poaching and wildlife…
Kenya: the arms race Kenyan authorities are grappling to answer the question of how large numbers of illegal firearms have…
Kenya: Armed and dangerous Desperate and ruthless gangs find firearms widely available in Nairobi’s slums, presenting a constant security risk…
