As the West African nation gears up for elections, analysts warn that the unchecked spread of the weapons poses a serious threat to the integrity and safety of the poll as well as national security.

Small arms and light weapons are collected and sorted for destruction at a facility in Serbia in 2017. (UNDP/SEESAC) The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs has told the United Nations ...

Military doctrine is supposed to tell soldiers how to fight, but history shows that some weapons refuse to follow the rules. In several cases, small arms entered service that didn’t just challenge ...

Afolabi Cassandra Adeola writes that building and sustaining peace in the country requires effective control of arms and ammunition. She also suggests ways to curb the proliferation of small arms and ...

The fossil record represents an amazing window into the endless forms of life that have existed across countless ages. By studying ancient species and ecosystems we can increase our understanding of ...

The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in various parts of the globe continues to pose a systemic and pervasive threat to the long-term social and economic development of many ...