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Disarming engagement in Central and East Africa: Working to combat the proliferation of small arms

Small arms are lethal: they cause most deaths in armed conflicts. In East Africa, the German Government has been working for more than eight years to combat the proliferation of illegal small arms.

In order to guarantee the safe storage, administration and control of weapons, security forces undergo special training. Here police inspector Christine Nankya from Uganda is instructing a group of police officers from neighbouring countries in a workshop in Kenya on risk management during operations. Within the framework of the train the trainers programme, the course participants are to become instructors themselves and pass on the knowledge they have gained in their home countries.

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Disarming engagement in Central and East Africa: Working to combat the proliferation of small arms

Small arms are lethal: they cause most deaths in armed conflicts. In East Africa, the German Government has been working for more than eight years to combat the proliferation of illegal small arms.

For the police in Northern Congo, an efficient distribution and administration of their arsenals is especially important. For the conflict in the neighbouring Central African Republic can easily spill over the border.

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