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The victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack weren't the first, and sadly won't be the last from the look of things. Nigerians aren't safe, anyone can be

The Chief of Division, Small Arms in the Organised Crime West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T), Mr Nanan Ahoba has said the lack of adherence to

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, over the weekend raised the alarm that the amount of importation of small arms

Security experts on Monday called for stronger regional cooperation in the fight against the proliferation of small arms. Badreldin Elamin Abdelgadir, executive secretary of the Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA), told a forum in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, that governments have enhanced surveillance among common borders to detect smuggling of…

Despite the ongoing embargo, ten member states exported € 346 million worth of military equipment to Russia in the years 2015-2020.

The proposed legal framework to establish the National Taskforce on Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons,

Sale of illicit weapons continues to fuel violence in a number of the countries.

Download logoThe maiden edition of the West Africa Peace and Innovation (WAPSI) Forum which held on the 9th and 10th of March 2022 has raised hope of

The maiden edition of the West Africa Peace and Innovation (WAPSI) Forum which held on the 9th and 10th of March 2022 has raised hope of inclusivity, good governance and an enduring stakeholders’ engagement on peace and security in the region. The Forum is a platform designed by the ECOWAS Commission and…

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), has approved the appointment of zonal coordinators for the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).