UN says over a billion illicit firearms in circulation globally sustain conflict, terrorism and criminal networks
One definition has small arms and light weapons broadly categorised as weapons intended for individuals in armed or security forces, further classifying them as man-portable weapons made or modified to military specifications for use as lethal instruments of war.
Chemelil sugar factory in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin resumes operations after upgrade
Chemelil Sugar Managing Director Jassi Chatthe confirmed the factory’s readiness to commence operations.
Terror groups fuel instability while itself is fuelled by conflict that helps them diversify flow of illicit financing
Cattle rustling in Mali has become a central part of the country’s security crisis, according to Berger. A single cow sells for $346. In a country where the individual gross domestic product is less than $3,000 a year, large-scale theft can threaten the health and welfare of pastoralist families
