IN BRIEF: Illicit arms

Aug 16, 2002

KAMPALA - Illicit small arms trade in Africa is on the increase, threatening development of the continent.

KAMPALA - Illicit small arms trade in Africa is on the increase, threatening development of the continent. Regional Security Research and Information Centre chief Col Jan Kamenju yesterday said conflicts in the Great Lakes region and in Africa were generally fuelled by arms flow from one conflict zone to another. He was addressing the 4th Conference of African National Human Rights Institutions. Ends

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