Surveillance technology: used and abused African states have been deploying surveillance capabilities to spy on and intimidate youth movements and…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
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…
Peace and security: youth Young people must be at the centre of all of Africa’s plans and processes to create…
South Africa: firearm crime Corrupt police personnel in South Africa with criminal connections have contributed to a proliferation of illegal…
South Africa: tough at the top Much of the country’s private defence sector has enjoyed strong growth since 1994, but…
South Africa and weapons: a dirty history There is evidence that the motives for the murder of three prominent antiapartheid…
Cameroon: the deadly cycle A steady flow of weapons is fuelling the vicious conflict between Cameroon’s Anglophone regions and the…
Democratic Republic of Congo: arms flow Despite an arms embargo, a constant flow of weapons into the DRC from around…
