This report examines the key demand factors, actors and markets at the core of the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and ...

Speaking in Nairobi during the opening of the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA) forum for government experts, the PS called for urgent, coordinated measures among the 15 member States of the ...

Interior PS Raymond Omollo urges Great Lakes and Horn of Africa countries to shift from policy promises to tangible action in ...

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, in collaboration with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), INTERPOL, and other international agencies, is intensifying efforts to ...

Ghana will host a high-level Regional Planning Meeting for Operation KAFO VI from May 27 to 29, 2025, as part of efforts to intensify the fight against illicit firearms trafficking in West Africa.

Small Arms Survey has been studying arms proliferation and violence in and around Ukraine since 2015, Florquin noted. "What we're seeing is, those who will pay the greatest cost will be the ...

The devastating reach of illicit weaponry continues to threaten initiatives aimed at fostering peace and stability — including the Kimberley Process.”. The insidious link between illegal arms and drug ...

Earlier reports by the Commission indicate that the number of small arms in circulation surged from 240,000 in 2004 to 2.3 million by 2014, which is the last time a baseline assessment was conducted.

It is based on field investigations conducted from 2022 to 2024 into the availability and prices of small arms, light weapons, accessories and ammunition at informal markets in the Afghanistan ...

Mr. Rae called for a comprehensive and integrated response to address the adverse consequences of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons on sustainable development.

On December 16, 2024, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) participated in a vital training session titled Driver Safety Summit, organized by Bolt in Kumasi. The session ...

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government has picked interest in the interrogation of the Gulf of Guinea as a major route for arms trafficking into Nigeria.