Proliferation and Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa

<p>In Africa the effect of the proliferation of SALW continues to impact negatively on the socioeconomic development particularly within the GLHA subregion. Since 2000 several initiatives on the matter have been developed. Foremost among the subregional and regional initiatives are the Nairobi and Bamako declarations on the African Common Position on the Illicit Proliferation Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons in March and December 2000 respectively. This study seeks to examine the strategy's ends ways and means of how the GLHA countries are dealing with the SALW problem with emphasis on Kenya Uganda and Ethiopia. It also analyzes the challenges the subregional governments have encountered while tackling the menace and measures they have developed to mitigate them. It is clear that the strategies' ends and ways are sufficient to contain the problem but only require better coordination integration and synchronization into one main effort. The author concludes that the war on SALW remains elusive unless all member states show the political will to address the factors of increased supply and demand of SALW and allocate more resources (means) in order to allow the ways to achieve the strategic ends.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>