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<title>Police Seize Over 4,000 Weapons in Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37391</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CAXITO — At least 4,483 fire-arms, among which 3,333 AKM, were collected in the northen Bengo province in the last six years, as part of the disarmament process of citizens illegally owning weapons.

According to a weekly assessment from the National Police in Bengo sent to Angop on Monday, the collection includes 23,472 ammunitions, 1,390 magazines, 340 explosive devices and 26 grenades.

The statement informs that during last week the police recorded a compulsory... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>45 Weapons Seized in Anti-Poaching Operation in Cameroon [Français]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37389</link>
<author>Cameroon Tribune / Camer (Belgium),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: 20 poachers were arrested and 45 firearms seized after an operation in south east Cameroon, while two people were injured. Officials are concerned about the effects of poaching on wildlife and the proliferation of weapons.]

20 braconniers arrêtés et 45 armes à feu saisies à l'EstC'est le bilan de l'opération conduite le ministère des Forêts et de la Faune du 15 au 26 avril.

Le bilan de l'opération coup de poing organisée par le Ministère... [Cameroon Tribune / Camer (Belgium), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 2.6 Million Ammo Rounds Destroyed in Republic of Congo</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37371</link>
<author>Global Times (China),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than 2.6 million rounds of unexploded ammunition have been neutralized by a non-governmental organization in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, to avoid a repetition of the deadly blast in the city last year.

The action was taken in Brazzaville's Mpila district, where an explosion occurred at an arms depot on March 4, 2012, the European Union (EU) said in a statement released here on Wednesday.

"The evaluation of the clearing and clean-up... [Global Times (China), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Guns Easily Available in Côte D&#39;Ivoire Despite Embargo</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37347</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ABIDJAN - Côte d'Ivoire's recent turbulence - including the ouster of president Henri Konan Bédié in 1999, a long-running insurgency and deadly poll unrest in 2011 - has left the country awash in arms, which have contributed to human rights abuses, widespread crime and persistent insecurity.

Two years after coming to power in 2000, Laurent Gbagbo's administration faced an army mutiny, which morphed into a full-scale rebellion. In response, the government underwent a... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Egypt Major Recipient of Illicit Libyan Weapons: UN Report</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37305</link>
<author>Daily News (Egypt),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations published a report on Tuesday which concludes that weapons used during the Libyan civil war against Muammar Gaddafi are being funnelled at an alarming rate to other countries in the region.

The report said these weapons have been found to be used in the recent war in Mali, the West Bank in Palestine and the ongoing Syrian civil war, with Egypt and the Sahel region receiving the most significant amounts. The report said these weapons are fuelling... [Daily News (Egypt), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 2,500 Firerms Destroyed Since 2001 in Ghana</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37238</link>
<author>Spy Ghana (Ghana),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ghana has played a major role in stopping the illicit trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and has destroyed over 2,500 weapons since 2001, according to the Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency, Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.

Addressing Parliamentarians from 12 countries in Africa on the strides Ghana has made in dealing with the illegal trade in guns, Hon. Bagbin stated that Ghana is an active member of the global efforts to control illicit... [Spy Ghana (Ghana), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Zambia Calling for a &#39;Bullet-Proof&#39; Arms Trade Treaty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37197</link>
<author>Times of Zambia,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TODAY (March 18, 2013) will be a crunch day of epic proportions when the United Nations Organisation (UN) convenes at its New York Headquarters to start negotiations to conclude an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that has the potential to forever regulate the hitherto unregulated trade in conventional weapons.

The global trade in conventional weapons - from warships and battle tanks to fighter jets and machine guns - remains poorly regulated. No internationally agreed... [Times of Zambia, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>More Than 100 Firearms Seized in Kuando Kubango, Angola [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37132</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: 104 firearms and 750 ammunition seized in 2012 in the framework of the Disarmament Programme in the province of Kuando Kubango, Angola.]

MENONGUE (Angola) - 104 armes à feu et 750 munitions diverses ont été récupérées en 2012 dans la province de Kuando Kubango (extrême-sud-est) dans le cadre du programme de désarmement de la population.
        
Le bilan annuel rendu public jeudi à l'occasion des 37 ans de la police angolaise indique que... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Unknown Quantities of Chinese Arms in Africa a Concern</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37098</link>
<author>Star (Kenya), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much is being written and said in the media and academic circles about China's increasing engagement with Africa on many economic and other fronts.

Some see this as benefiting Africa; others as detrimental to the real needs of African countries and peoples. Some critics have used phrases like "the second scramble for Africa" and "re-colonization of Africa" to describe the new development. The debate goes on.

Yet, there is one subject that has not received the serious... [Star (Kenya), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Angola Authorities Support Crackdown on Illegal Gun Possession</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37007</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Luanda — The Attorney-General, João Maria de Sousa, has defended the application of severe punitive measures on individuals found in possession of illegal firearms.

João Maria de Sousa has defended this stance at the session that discussed, in specialty, the State Budget Draft for 2013, with the coordination of the 1st and 10th Commissions of the National Assembly.

The magistrate said that this measure is justified by the fact that the country has recorded a high... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa&#39;s Wars Back to Iran</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36931</link>
<author>New York Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first clues appeared in Kenya, Uganda and what is now South Sudan. A British arms researcher surveying ammunition used by government forces and civilian militias in 2006 found Kalashnikov rifle cartridges he had not seen before. The ammunition bore no factory code, suggesting that its manufacturer hoped to avoid detection.

Within two years other researchers were finding identical cartridges circulating through the ethnic violence in Darfur. Similar ammunition then... [New York Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Angola Police Seize Over 4,000 Weapons in Disarmament Process</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36834</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CAXITO — At least 4.351 weapons were seized in the northern Bengo province by the Police, under the disarming process of the population illegally owning firearms, which started in April, 2008, Angop has learnt.

A press note from the corporation says that the Police also seized 22.362 ammunitions, 1.342 magazines, 202 explosive devices and 26 projectiles.

Meanwhile the police destroyed 1.450 weapons, 776 magazines, 3.000 ammunitions and 888 explosive devices.

Under... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Entrepreneurs Turning Thousands of African AK-47s into Jewellery</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36773</link>
<author>New York Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — As icons go, few things communicate global menace more effectively than the stark silhouette of an AK-47. Designed more than six decades ago by Mikhail Kalashnikov, a former Soviet tank commander, the assault rifle boasts the dubious distinction of being the most abundant and reliable killing device in history.

"In much of the world they are everyman's gun," the New York Times foreign correspondent C.J. Chivers wrote in "The Gun," his 2010 social history... [New York Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>East Africa States to Work Together to Reduce Gun Trafficking</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36646</link>
<author>New Vision (Kampala),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Directors of Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Directorates (CIID) in the East African region on Monday resolved to support Somalia to neutralise gun trafficking across the region.

The directors said arms traffickers were taking advantage of Somalia's instability and location next to the sea.

The Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura, said Somalia, which is now a reconstructed state, is ready to halt and thrash all culprits in gun trafficking... [New Vision (Kampala), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Fears Over Surplus Gun Levels in Angola, Despite Disarmament</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36659</link>
<author>United Press International,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA, Angola - Angola's massive arms stocks acquired during its war for independence worry arms proliferation specialists.

"Re-export is a problem generally. It can occur decades after the original deliveries," Small Arms Survey researcher Glenn McDonald said from Geneva.

"Angola is on the radar at the moment, as it has significant surplus stocks (of weapons)."

In the past five months Angolan authorities have collected more than 80,000 small weapons under a... [United Press International, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Experts Worried about Re-Export of Weapons from Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36627</link>
<author>United Press International,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA, Angola - Angola's massive arms stocks acquired during its war for independence worry arms proliferation specialists.

"Re-export is a problem generally. It can occur decades after the original deliveries,: Small Arms Survey researcher Glenn McDonald said from Geneva.

"Angola is on the radar at the moment, as it has significant surplus stocks (of weapons)."

In the past five months Angolan authorities have collected more than 80,000 small weapons under a... [United Press International, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>For Africa, Ammunition Control Deserves Global Gun Trade Treaty Focus</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36317</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — For a couple of hundred dollars or less an arms dealer can illegally source a blank end user certificate with the required signatures and stamps - needed to transfer weapons across international borders - and "if no one checks its authenticity (often the case) he can ship his wares to the world's hotspots with minimal risk, for maximum profit," a report by the Small Arms Survey (SAS) said in 2008.

Since then "not much has changed" Glenn McDonald, based... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Arms Trade Treaty Must Include All Guns and Ammo, Says Australia</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36293</link>
<author>Sydney Morning Herald, Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, tens of thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles were transported into the West African country of Liberia. It was a violation of the UN arms embargo. The weapons were used by forces loyal to Charles Taylor to commit the most terrible crimes.

Boys, some as young as 11, were handed these weapons and told to kill. In the farms and villages of places such as Bong County on the border with Guinea, these Kalashnikovs became weapons of massive destruction. The... [Sydney Morning Herald, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>NGOs Set Minimum Specifications for Arms Trade Treaty [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36280</link>
<author>Le Monde (France), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: Associations, NGOs and hundreds of members of the global coalition "Control Arms" have set minimum specifications for the future Arms Trade Treaty. It will have to control all types of conventional arms and ammunition used by military as well as by law enforcement, since they can be used for serious human rights violations. ATT will include exports but also imports, transit and all types of transfers and all actors, such as arms brokers, like Viktor... [Le Monde (France), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Angolan Citizens Charged for Illegal Possession of Firearms [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36271</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: Five Angolan citizens accused of illegal possession of firearms were condemned to a suspended sentence and a fine.]

LUBANGO - Cinq citoyens angolais accusés de détention illégale d'armes à feu et d'engins explosifs, ont  été condamnés par le tribunal provincial de Huila, à Lubango, a appris l'Angop jeudi, de source policière.

Le porte-parole de la police locale, le surintendant en  chef Paiva Tomás, a livré cette information, précisant... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Angola Police Recover More Than 100 Firearms in Luanda [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36261</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: Angola National Police recovered 109 firearms of various calibres in Luanda. This action took place in the framework of the disarmament programme of the civilian population.]

LUANDA - la Police Nationale à Luanda a recueilli 109 armes à feu de divers calibres, au mois de mai dernier, dans le cadre du programme de désarment de la population civile, qui se trouve dans sa phase cohercitive.
 
L'information est contenue dans le rapport mensuel de la... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Sudan&#39;s Small Arms and Light Weapons Conference: a Right Step</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36187</link>
<author>Sudan Vision Daily,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last week Khartoum hosted the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) conference for Sudan and its western neighbouring states including Central African Republic, the Republic of Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Libya.

The conference aimed at strengthening cooperation and coordination efforts in order to control the spread, flow, misuse and illegal circulation of small arms and light weapons within and across the borders, and on the fundamental... [Sudan Vision Daily, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Towards the Support of Congo in the Fight against Small Arms [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36172</link>
<author>Afriquinfos / Xinhua,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: The representative of the Regional Center on Small Arms (RCSA), Marie Claire Bisamaza, reiterated the will of the organisation to support the Republic of Congo in implementing a National Plan of Action aiming at protecting the territory against proliferation of small arms and light weapons.]

BRAZZAVILLE - La représentante du Regional Center on Small Arms (RCSA), Marie Claire Bisamaza, a traduit jeudi à Brazzaville, la volonté de son institution... [Afriquinfos / Xinhua, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>African States Vow to Curb Arms Flow with Global Gun Trade Treaty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36170</link>
<author>New Vision (Kampala) / AFP,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Security officials from five African states have pledged to step up cooperation to control the flow of small arms after a UN-backed conference.

Ministers of interior and security from Libya, Chad, Sudan and Central African Republic, as well as a provincial governor from Democratic Republic of Congo, agreed to establish a joint body to counter the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

A declaration issued late Wednesday after their two-day conference said the... [New Vision (Kampala) / AFP, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Sudan, UN Coordinate to Combat Spread of Small Arms in the Region</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36157</link>
<author>Sudan Vision Daily,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM – The United Nations announced that it is coordinating with the Sudanese Government and the Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (DDRC) to combat use of small and light arms in the Sudan, to strengthen institutions at the national level to curb armed violence and reduce demand on arms. 

Use of arms disrupts development and spreads chaos, UN resident Coordinator, Ali Al-Zaetri, said, adding that the economic loss caused by the use of these... [Sudan Vision Daily, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Firearms Seizure in the Province of Bengo, Angola [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36152</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: The National Police of Bengo, Angola, seized eight firearms that were held illegally by civilians.]

CAXITO, Angola - Le commandement provincial de la Police Nationale de Bengo, au nord de Luanda, a saisi huit armes, la semaine dernière, a appris l'Angop lundi de source policière.
 
Selon la source, ces armes étaient détenues illégalement par des citoyens.
 
Un communiqué parvenu lundi à l'Angop souligne que parmi les armes récupérées de... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>UK Minister Calls for International Support on Arms Trade Treaty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36143</link>
<author>Guardian (UK),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The international arms trade has become the greatest threat to development and has to be controlled by a tough treaty to regulate weapons and munitions sales, a government minister warns.

In a speech to the Institute for Strategic Studies thinktank, Alan Duncan, the minister for international development, will urge allies such as the US to set aside their concerns and sign up to the comprehensive arms trade treaty (ATT), which will be hammered out during a month-long... [Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Amnesty Recovers More Than 100 Unlawfully Held Guns in Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36061</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CAXITO — At least 119 firearms of assorted calibres unlawfully in the hands of civilians in northern Bengo province were freely surrendered to the National Police from January 1 to April 22 this year, Angop learned.

The information was released by the Provincial Command of the National Police director for Public Order, Marcos Domingos.

According to the officer, 4,294 firearms have so far been surrendered in Bengo province since the nationwide operation started in... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Disarmament of Guns in Civilians&#39; Possession Intensified in Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36049</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA — The National Commission for Disarmament of Civilians will intensify its actions of coercive disarmament of citizens in possession of weapons throughout the country.

It was announced on Monday, by the spokesman of the committee, chief commissioner Paulo Gaspar de Almeida, at the end of a meeting held in Luanda, with the provincial and ministerial coordinators.

According to Paulo Gaspar de Almeida, actions will be implemented in all provinces, especially in... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Shadowy &#39;Merchants of Death&#39; Behind Africa&#39;s Illegal Gun-Running</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36019</link>
<author>Think Africa Press (London),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Arms dealer Viktor Bout was sentenced to 25 years by a US federal court last week.

Widely known as the 'merchant of death', the 45-year-old Russian has delivered weapons and arms to a wide range of presidents, insurgents and rebels in Africa and the Middle East including the likes of Charles Taylor in Liberia and Jonas Savimbi in Angola. He was caught in a US sting in which his services were solicited for the supply of weapons to Colombia's FARC rebels.

His companies... [Think Africa Press (London), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Amnesty Re-launched in North Kivu, Congo DRC [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35908</link>
<author>Radio Okapi (Kinshasa),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: The Governor of North Kivu, Julien Paluku, re-launches the operation "North Kivu Unarmed", calling anyone who illegaly possess a firearm to surrender it. A buyback launched in 2009 in Kinshasa and in the eastern provinces had allowed to collect 12,000 firearms.]

Le gouverneur du Nord-Kivu, Julien Paluku a remis une centaine d'armes individuelles et de guerre, mardi 13 mars, au commandant de la 8ème région militaire. Cette remise coïncide avec la... [Radio Okapi (Kinshasa), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>A Recent Amnesty in Angola Allows to Collect 90,000 Firearms [Espanol]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35909</link>
<author>Prensa Latina (Havana),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: A recent Amnesty in Angola allowed to collect at least 90,000 firearms. The Commander General of Police, Ambrosio de Lemos, said that although the voluntary surrender phase is over, the owners can still bring firearms to the competent authorities.]

Al menos 90 mil armas de fuego fueron recogidas en Angola en los últimos tiempos, como resultado de una labor persuasiva con la población para la entrega de esos artefactos, informaron hoy aquí... [Prensa Latina (Havana), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Brazil Arms Exports: Country Preaches Peace, Sells Tons of Arms</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35870</link>
<author>Huffington Post (USA),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A small, scratched metal can thrown on the ground created Brazil's first diplomatic embarrassment of 2012. The canister of tear gas had been collected by pro-democracy activists in Bahrain. Stamped across the can in blue was a Brazilian flag and the words 'MADE IN BRAZIL.'

One year had passed since Bahrain became the stage for pro-democracy protests by the majority Shiites against the Sunni monarchy commanded by king Hamad bin-Isa Khalifa. The protesters had been... [Huffington Post (USA), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Uganda Government is Drafting a Bill to Tighten, Control, Limit Firearm Use</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35862</link>
<author>Monitor (Kampala),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The government is drafting a bill to tighten, control and limit the use of firearms by security agencies and civilians across the country. The Firearms, Ammunition and Related Materials Bill seeks to harmonise all existing laws governing possession of guns, including the Firearms Act, 1970.

The 1970 Act only regulates ownership of firearms held by individuals, while those held by the police and security agencies are governed under separate laws. It is not known how... [Monitor (Kampala), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Towards an International Control of Arms Trade, NGOs Concerned [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35854</link>
<author>Le Monde (France),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: As negotiations were launched this week in New York on the Arms Trade Treaty, Amnesty International, CCFD-Terre Solidaire and Oxfam France are concerned about the risk of a "Treaty at a discount ".]

La vente d'armes à un régime qui réprime sa population, comme le fait aujourd'hui la Russie à l'Etat syrien, sera-t-elle bientôt illégale ? C'est l'enjeu des négociations qui devraient aboutir, en juillet, à New York, à la signature d'un... [Le Monde (France), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>High Gun Death Risk for Young African Men, Women at Home - UN Study</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35844</link>
<author>Southern Times (Southern Africa),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WINDHOEK - Young men in Southern Africa are at the greatest risk of cold-blooded murder, while women in the region are more likely than others from around the world to be killed in domestic violence, a UN agency says.

The statistics from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) come as the region battles to contain the proliferation of gun-related crimes.

Experts have said gun-related crime is a major problem in South Africa and Swaziland, and is on the rise in... [Southern Times (Southern Africa), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Brazilian Gun Industry Seeks New Markets: Africa and Asia [Portugues]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35794</link>
<author>Publica (Brazil),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: With the support of the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs, Brazilian gun manufacturers seek new markets in countries with a history of human rights violations: Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines and Yemen. Brazil is among the six countries in the world with annual exports exceeding $ 100 million, according to recent research from Small Arms Survey. According to the Army, responsible for supervising and controlling exports from 2005 to... [Publica (Brazil), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>The Arms Trade Treaty and Human Rights - Amnesty&#39;s Report [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35769</link>
<author>Amnesty International,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: While international negotiations on the adoption of an International Arms Trade Treaty are at a crucial time, Amnesty International published a report illustrating through the situation in 5 countries (Chad, Syria, Sri Lanka, Colombia, and Greece) the necessity of such an instrument to prevent deadly and irresponsible arms transfers.]

A l'heure où les négociations internationales en vue de l'adoption d'un traité international sur le commerce des... [Amnesty International, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Stopping the Trade in Death, Gun Trafficking, Smuggling - Opinion</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35632</link>
<author>New York Times, Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On a dark November morning in 2004, I woke up in my bungalow overlooking Lake Kivu, tense with anticipation. Our small United Nations team was about to undertake a surprise inspection of three airfields in eastern Congo, notorious for smuggling operations.

With the backing of U.N. peacekeeping forces and a U.N. Security Council mandate, we searched almost every incoming and outgoing aircraft that day. By evening, we had the evidence to link several aviation front... [New York Times, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Africa: Six Years On - The UN&#39;s International Small Arms Tracing Instrument</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35627</link>
<author>Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria), Report,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The ability to trace small arms and light weapons (SALW) is an important step toward transparency and preventing the illicit use of firearms in conflict and crime. December 8th 2011 marks the 6th year since the adoption of the International Tracing Instrument (ITI) by the United Nations General Assembly.

In adopting the ITI, although not legally binding, the UN Member States acknowledged that the instrument would enable them to identify and trace, in a timely and... [Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria), Report, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>High-price US Fashion Jewellery Made from AK-47s Funds Gun Destruction</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35610</link>
<author>New York Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When Cara Buono arrived at the Emmy Awards in September, nominated as best guest actress in a drama series for her role as Dr. Faye Miller in "Mad Men," she wore a $150,000 political statement in her lobes. "These earrings," she said, "are made from AK-47 gun metal."

Ms. Buono's husband, Peter Thum, is a founder, with John Zapolski, of Fonderie 47, an organization that converts what is perhaps the most widely distributed assault rifle into jewelry.

On a visit to Kenya... [New York Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Hundreds of Thousands of Libyan Assault Rifles Looking for New Owners?</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35547</link>
<author>Time (USA),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than three weeks after Libya's rebels killed Muammar Gaddafi, arms experts say the task of finding and securing the mountain of weaponry abandoned by Gaddafi's forces in their final rout has been complicated by a lack of international funding and coordination, as well as conflicting priorities among Western and African governments about which weapons pose the biggest threat.

While U.S. and European officials have sounded the alarm about the threat posted to... [Time (USA), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Growing Spread of Homemade Firearms in Cameroon, Debate Revived</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35506</link>
<author>Radio Netherlands,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last July, 21-year-old Giulien Tchouangang accidentally shot and killed his little brother, Sidou Dzongang, who was only 13. The two brothers were playing with a firearm they found in their living room, unaware that it was loaded.

"The firearm Giulien Tchouangang used is a homemade 5.5mm calibre rifle which was modified into a 12 mm calibre that is used for hunting," says Sergeant Wassaing Albert, who heads the Bangou gendarmerie unit in Western Province of Cameroon,... [Radio Netherlands, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Study Finds Again That Crime, Not War is Main Source of Gun Violence</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35488</link>
<author>Associated Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — More people are killed by armed violence resulting from crime than are killed in war, with Latin America and a swath of countries through the middle of Africa among the hardest hit, an international study claimed Thursday.

About 526,000 people die violently every year — or more than 1,400 people every day — according to the 2011 Global Burden of Armed Violence report.

Only about 55,000 of those killed die in warfare, while an estimated 396,000 people... [Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Regional Efforts to Combat Illicit Arms in Central Africa: Kinshasa Convention - UN</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35443</link>
<author>African Press Organization (APO), Media release,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations will organize tomorrow a special event entitled "Enhancing Small Arms Control In Central Africa — The Kinshasa Convention" at the Permanent Mission of Austria. This event will promote this new sub-regional instrument to control and fight the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Central Africa.

In September 2011, all eleven... [African Press Organization (APO), Media release, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Rwanda to Lead Campaign Against Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35440</link>
<author>New Times (Rwanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rwanda was, on Tuesday, elected to spearhead a regional campaign against illicit small arms and light weapons.

The country was picked by delegates attending a ministerial council meeting of the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), a grouping of 15 eastern and central African countries, dedicated to eradicating the proliferation of illegal arms across their borders.

The meeting was held in the Horn of African nation of Djibouti.

Rwanda was elected on the basis of... [New Times (Rwanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 2,000 Firearms Seized by Angola National Police since June 2011</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35432</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KUITO — A total of 2,146 firearms of various calibre were seized by the National Police in central Bie province since the process of disarming of civilians in possession of weapons started in June this year in the country.

The information was provided Monday in the province's capital city, Kuito, by the spokesperson for the Technical Commission for Disarming, António Jorge, while presenting an assessment of the operation.

The officer stressed that in the period in... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Men Most Affected by Homicide, 40-60% Involve Guns, Says UN [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35377</link>
<author>Le Parisien (France) / AFP,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: According to a new report on homicide from UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), most of the 468,000 homicides in 2010 took place in Africa and in Latin America. Firearms were involved in 42%. In Central America and the Caribbean, firearms were involved in three quarters of the homicides.]

La plupart des 468.000 homicides commis dans le monde en 2010 ont eu lieu en Afrique et en Amérique latine et concernent surtout des hommes, a... [Le Parisien (France) / AFP, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>RECSA Calls for Increased Efforts to Reduce Small Arms in East Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35284</link>
<author>New Times (Rwanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Executive Secretary of the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), Dr. Francis K. Sang, has called upon all countries within the region to come up with more mechanisms and strategies to fight against the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons.

RECSA is an intergovernmental body based in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together 13 countries from the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa region.

All member states that subscribe to the centre, including Rwanda, are... [New Times (Rwanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Since 2008, 4,029 Firearms Collected in Bengo, Angola [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35239</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: The National Police collected twelve firearms in the framework of Angola Disarmament Campaign. Since 2008, 4,029 firearms have been collected.]

CAXITO, Angola - Le commandement provincial de la Police nationale a recueilli douze armes à feu, la fin de la semaine dernière, dans la province de Bengo, au nord de Luanda, dans le cadre de la campagne de désarmément en cours dans le pays.
   
Un communiqué parvenu mardi, à l'Angop, souligne que le... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Trafficking of Guns in Cameroon Prisons a Common Practice [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35180</link>
<author>Le Nouvel Observateur (France), Blog,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: Trafficking of bladed weapons and firearms is a common thing in Cameroonian prisons. Sometimes carried out with the help of guards. All means are good, even with the help of a priest hiding a handgun in a bible.]

Des armes blanches et des armes à feu circulent dans les prisons camerounaises, notamment à la prison de New Bell à Douala. Parfois avec la complicité des gardiens. Les détenus s'en servent pour organiser évasions ou vols. Condamné... [Le Nouvel Observateur (France), Blog, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Major US Justice Dept Gun Running Bribery Sting Rebounds, Fails in Court</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35062</link>
<author>MainJustice.com,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department's decision to use an undercover sting to encourage executives in the defense products industry to offer bribes may have backfired this week, as jurors couldn't reach a verdict in a case the Justice Department had called the "turning point" for its fight against foreign bribery.

After more than 16 months of pre-trial hearings, 6 weeks of trial and 7 days of deliberation the case came to unsatisfying and unfinished end Thursday.

U.S. Federal... [MainJustice.com, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Proliferation of Small Arms in East of Congo DRC - Study [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/35023</link>
<author>Digital Congo (Congo DRC) / La Prospérité,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: More than 300,000 firearms are held by civilians in the East region of Congo DRC. The two most common firearms are assault rifles and non-automatic rifles. These numbers can be found in a new study published by the UNDP/DRC.]

Plus de 300 000 armes à feu sont détenues par des civils dans l'Est de la RDC. Les deux armes les plus fréquemment détenus par les ménages sont le fusil d'assaut et le fusil non automatique.

« Armes légères dans la... [Digital Congo (Congo DRC) / La Prospérité, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Govt Denies Deadly Gunfight Targeted Congo DRC Army Weapons Depot</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34997</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A deadly gun battle has erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo mining capital of Lubumbashi.

President Joseph Kabila is in the town to preside over Thursday's Independence Day ceremonies.

Reports indicate that a military depot was the focus of the assault, but officials deny this.

Police opened fire on the attackers. Two gunmen and three civilians were killed in the gun battle, which lasted just under an hour.

The gunfire began on Wednesday between 0300-0400... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Angola&#39;s &#39;Coercive&#39; Disarmament Drive Destroys 9,450 Weapons [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34991</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: In the coercive phase of the disarmament of the civilian population, 13 citizens were judged and sentenced to a prison term of three to 12 months for unlawful possession of firearms. During the last eight months,  9,450 weapons and 42,245 ammunition were destroyed.]

HUAMBO, Angola – Treize citoyens d'ãges compris entre 17 et 42 ans ont été jugés et condamnés, ces derniers huit mois, par le tribunal provincial de Huambo, de trois à 12 mois... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Smuggled, Stolen and Homemade, Guns Flood Egypt&#39;s Streets</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34989</link>
<author>Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new conversation has been taking place around Egypt for the past five months, one that rarely came up before. How do you acquire a firearm?

With rising crime rates and an ongoing security vacuum since 28 January, the smuggling, manufacturing, and purchasing of weapons is on the rise.The insecurity has generated new clients and markets in a country where previously one rarely heard of civilians carrying personal weapons. The persistent security vacuum has sparked a... [Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Voluntary Surrender of Firearms in Angola [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34987</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: Fourteen firearms of various calibres were voluntarily surrendered to the police by population of the province of Cunene].

ONDJIVA, Angola - Quatorze armes de divers calibres ont été volontairement remises à la police la semaine dernière par population dans la province de Cunene.
 
Il s'agit de 14 armes de type AKM, cinq chargeurs, un obus de mortier de 60mm et 448 cartouches diverses.
 
La semaine antérieure, la population de Cunene avait... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Preventing Diversion of Firearms and Ammunition in Congo DRC [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34942</link>
<author>La Prospérité (Congo DRC),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: A panel of experts met this week in Kinshasa to discuss the stockpiling and destruction of firearms and ammunition in DRC. The objective was to define the geographic priorities and emergencies on matters related to securing and managing stockpiling of National Defence firearms and ammunition. As mentioned by the National Commission, this is one step towards the implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit... [La Prospérité (Congo DRC), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Campaign to Pass New Law, Return Guns in North Kivu, Congo [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34917</link>
<author>Radio Okapi (Congo DRC),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: Local civil society groups met in Goma, DRC to raise awareness of the 12,000 firearms distributed to civilians during conflict, but not returned. They urged the government to pass a new law on the movement of firearms]. 

C'est le constat fait, samedi 4 juin, à Goma à l'issue d'une journée de réflexion organisée par l'Association des volontaires du Congo (Asvoco) sur le thème: «Qui est responsable?». Selon le président de cette association,... [Radio Okapi (Congo DRC), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Disarmament Campaign Collects 123 Illegal Firearms in Luanda, Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/34394</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA — At least 123 fire-arms of various calibres were collected in January in the province of Luanda, part of process of disarmament of citizens in illegal possession of weapons which runs across the country.

According to a report from the technical sub-committee of Luanda that reached Angop, in this period were also collected 36 loaders and 146 ammunitions.

Concerning the surrender and coercive collection of weapons, the note highlights the police units of... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New Central Africa Gun Control Convention Sparks Regional Optimism</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33692</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BRAZZAVILLE - Officials and analysts expressed optimism that a convention signed in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, on 19 November would succeed in stemming the flow of small arms in central Africa, as long as it is backed by robust implementation measures.

"For the DRC [Democratic Republic of Congo] which has suffered the disastrous consequences of the circulation of small arms, a legal instrument such as the Kinshasa Convention is something extremely crucial,"... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>UN Anti-crime Body Lauds Gabon&#39;s Accession to Arms Trafficking Treaty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33400</link>
<author>United Nations News Centre,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The head of the United Nations crime watchdog today applauded the accession by Gabon to treaties on human and arms trafficking, noting that the move will help strengthen peace and security in Central Africa.

The two pacts are part of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which is under the jurisdiction of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and was adopted in the Italian city of Palermo a decade ago.

Gabon acceded to two of the Convention's... [United Nations News Centre, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 76,000 Firearms Seized in Angola This Year, New Gun Laws Needed</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33170</link>
<author>Afrique en Ligne,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA, Angola - A total of 76,859 firearms of various types were seized this year by the National Commission for Disarmament of Civilians in Illegal Possession of Arms.

The coordinator of the Technical sub-Commission for Disarmament, Paulo de Almeida, said at the end of a meeting of the National Commission on Wednesday that Luanda continued to lead in the statistics, followed by southern Huila province.

According to police chief-commissioner, Paulo de Almeida, some... [Afrique en Ligne, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Small Arms Trafficking Continues to Decrease Stability in Central Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33103</link>
<author>Voice of America,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trafficking in small arms and light weapons is on the rise in parts of Central Africa, say regional sources from the International Action Network against Light Weapons. Members of the group say this proliferation poses an increased threat to stability in the area.

Regional experts who work to combat arms trafficking recently met in Gabon to discuss the increasing threat posed by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Central Africa.

Based in Central... [Voice of America, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Great Lakes and Horn of Africa Nations Add Local Serial Numbers to Guns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32962</link>
<author>Citizen (Dar es Salaam),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Regional Centre on Small Arms (Recsa) is procuring a database software to facilitate firearms marking, record keeping and trade of light weapons in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa.  

Speaking at a two-day regional workshop in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, the Recsa Monitoring and Evaluation head,  Mr Nestory Mpembela, said with the database software, small arms and light weapons particulars would be at finger tips.  

"This product will immensely and positively... [Citizen (Dar es Salaam), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>South Africa Takes Fire for Gun Sales to Conflict Areas, Blacklisted Nations</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32947</link>
<author>Christian Science Monitor,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, which has been winning applause for its hosting of the 2010 World Cup, is now coming under fire for another success: global arms sales.

According to the South African watch group, Ceasefire Campaign, South African arms merchants have sold $1.7 billion worth of weapons in the past decade to "problematic" countries that are either involved in internal conflicts or with poor human rights records. The arms sales would appear to be in violation... [Christian Science Monitor, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Israeli Gun Dealer Indicted in US, Smuggling Bosnian AK-47s to Somalia</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32903</link>
<author>Ha&#39;aretz (Tel Aviv),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry sources adamantly denied yesterday that they were in any way involved in arms shipments to Somalia.

Spokesmen for both ministries were responding to news of the arrest in the U.S. of Hanoch Miller, an Israeli arms merchant, for allegedly illegal arms sales to Somalia, forging documents, money laundering and violating the UN arms embargo on Somalia. 

A Defense Ministry spokesman said there is a ban on arms sales to Somalia and... [Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Angola Announces Seizure, Destruction of 74,495 Firearms In Past 2 Years</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32858</link>
<author>ReliefWeb / Government of Angola, Media release,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK – The Angolan permanent representative to the United Nations, Ismael Gaspar Martins, Thursday in New York announced that a total of 74,495 firearms were seized in Angola the last two years, as a result of a Government action to fight the proliferation and trafficking of war material.

Ismael Martins was speaking at the UN 4th Biennial Session on small arms, accompanied by the deputy commander general of the National Police and coordinator of the National... [ReliefWeb / Government of Angola, Media release, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Soldiers Deactivate, Destroy Machine Guns, Explosives, Ammo in Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32688</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUCALA, Angola — At least 106 various explosive devices were destroyed on Friday in Lucala locality, in the northern Kwanza Norte Province, by a demining brigade of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).

The referred explosive devices were deactivated from January to April 2010 in "Coreia Dois" area in Lucala locality.

The explosive devices and other lethal materials which were destroyed comprise 22 machine-guns of different calibres, an RPG7, seven projectiles from... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>UN Secretary General Exhorts Central Africans to Combat Gun Runners</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32610</link>
<author>UN News Centre (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted ministers from Central African nations to work towards adopting a legal instrument to combat illicit arms trafficking, a move that will help reduce violence and bring peace and security to countries in the sub-region.

"The link between arms trafficking and other illicit activities is increasingly undeniable," said Mr. Ban. "Yet Central Africa remains one of the few African sub-regions without a legally binding instrument to... [UN News Centre (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Thirteen African States Strengthen Gun Control, Disarmament Guidelines</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32574</link>
<author>Standard (Nairobi),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Proliferation of guns and other light weapons has become a serious security threat.

Efforts by Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia to disarm pastoralists have failed to bear fruits and the arms trade and cattle rustling continue to thrive.

However, the Regional Centre On Small Arms (Recsa) plans to develop a common disarmament guideline for its 13 member States, including Kenya.

Recsa Executive Secretary Francis Sang says poor co-ordination and disorganised disarmament... [Standard (Nairobi), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Firearm Buyback Creates Market, Organisers Drop Gun Price in DR Congo</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32024</link>
<author>Xinhua,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KINSHASA -- A "firearms for money" operation will be launched on Jan. 28 in the restive eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in the central African country’s another bid to restore peace and stability, a source in charge has disclosed.

Pastor Daniel Ngoy Mulunda Nyanga, the initiator of the operation, made the disclosure after a meeting with Governor of North Kivu province Julien Paluku in the provincial capital Goma on Friday.

Each local... [Xinhua, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>&#34;Guns and Football Do Not Go Together&#34;</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/31808</link>
<author>Times Live (South Africa),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Head of the 2010 local organising committee (LOC) Danny Jordaan described as "stupid" people who questioned South Africa's security measures for the World Cup after Friday's attack on the Togolese soccer team.

"It doesn't make sense. If a bomb went off in Spain, do you think I should call England to ask about what the impact is on the Olympics England is organising? I think if something happens in France, you'll know it happened in France, not elsewhere," the LOC head... [Times Live (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>2 Arrested, 3 Dead in Togo Team Bus Shooting</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/31807</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Angolan authorities have arrested two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, state media says.

Angola's National Radio reported that two suspects were arrested in the northern province of Cabinda - where Togo's team bus was attacked on Friday.

Cabinda has seen a low-level insurgency for many years.

Two Togolese officials and the Angolan bus driver were killed in Friday's attack and the team has returned home.

The... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Togo Team Bus Attacked by Automatic Gunfire, 1 Dead, 9 Hurt</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/31805</link>
<author>Associated Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA, Angola - Gunmen in an area plagued by separatist violence used machine guns to open fire Friday on a bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in this southwest African country, killing the driver and wounding at least nine people, including two players.

Some players said they wanted to pull out of the African Cup of Nations tournament following the violence, but an official in Angola said it would go ahead as planned.

Togo's bus in a convoy... [Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Small Arms Control Group Decries &#39;Huge&#39; Proliferation of Guns in Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/31368</link>
<author>Xinhua,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI — The Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA) has decried the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes region, Horn of Africa and bordering states.

RECSA Executive Secretary Francis Sang noted that the center was working in collaboration with the UN Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa to promote disarmament.

To address this problem, he said, the governments should support the national, sub-regional, regional and... [Xinhua, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>East, Central African Countries Harmonise Laws to Curb Gun Trafficking</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30890</link>
<author>East African (Nairobi),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI — Countries from the Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa are to harmonise their laws to fight the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

"In order to address the problem effectively, we have resolved to harmonise our laws so that we can rein in the culprits. Our state arms are being marked to help in tracing them if they fall into the wrong hands," Tanzania Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Dominic Hayuma said.

The harmonisation programme... [East African (Nairobi), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Zimbabwe, Congo Fuelling Gun, Ammo Trafficking in East, Central Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30764</link>
<author>Mail &#38; Guardian (Johannesburg),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Arms and ammunition manufactured in Zimbabwe could be finding its way to Western markets, despite sanctions on President Robert Mugabe's government, according to a new international report. 

Zimbabwe — Arms and Corruption: Fuelling Human Rights Abuses, prepared by conflict researchers International Peace Information Service (IPIS), states that Mugabe is still able to profit from an arms trade that includes agents from Europe and the United States. Zimbabwe also... [Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US, Congo, Zimbabwe, Montenegro All Involved in Gun Running - Report</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30515</link>
<author>Sunday Independent (South Africa),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe is not only stockpiling modern weapons, but is circumventing sanctions by exporting arms to the US via Eastern Europe, according to a report to be released this week. 

According to the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), a Belgian research hub, the situation in Zimbabwe is a good example of why the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty needs to be as comprehensive as possible.

Throughout last year, when the political climate was at its most volatile, the... [Sunday Independent (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Rwanda to Host UN Global Gun Control Meeting in Kigali, 8-9 July</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30452</link>
<author>United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs / UNODA (New York), Media release,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rwanda will host a United Nations regional meeting on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons for States of the Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes region and Southern Africa, on 8 and 9 July, in Kigali, the capital. 

The meeting is organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through its United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and in collaboration with the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light... [United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs / UNODA (New York), Media release, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Smuggled Bullets Undo Gabon-Benin Arms Trafficking Ring [Francais]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30433</link>
<author>Fraternité (Cotonou),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[COTONOU, Benin — [Translated summary: A boat captain and a Benin resident have been arrested for trafficking in arms, after a local received a package of ammunition shipped from Libreville, Gabon.]

Les armes circulent au Bénin. Et ceci, au nez et à la barbe des forces de sécurité publique. La preuve, le Quai C du port de Cotonou semble devenir la plaque tournante du trafic d'armes. Et un réseau de trafiquants qui défie le renforcement de la sécurité portuaire... [Fraternité (Cotonou), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Communities in Cameroon Urged to Join Global Gun Control Campaign</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30408</link>
<author>Cameroon Tribune,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Granting a press briefing in Yaounde recently on the dangers of the gun in most communities, as part of activities of the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, the Executive director of the Cameroon Youths for Peace (CAMYOSFOP), Eugine Ngalim Nyuydine recalled the United Nations efforts to stop Small Arms and Light weapons (SALW).

Taking questions from journalists on the week long activities against gun violence, he said they were out "to raise awareness,... [Cameroon Tribune, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Crew of Impounded, Gun-filled Ukrainian Plane Moved to Nigerian Capital</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30373</link>
<author>This Day (Lagos),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KANO — The seven-member crew of the Ukrainian aircraft that flew into the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday with arms and ammunition were yesterday moved to the Abuja office of the Directorate of Military intelligence (DMI) for further investigation.

A Nigerian clearing agent linked with the Ukrainian aircraft, simply identified as Sylvester, was also taken to the DMI office with the crew.

Sources also confirmed that Ukrainian embassy officials met... [This Day (Lagos), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Ukrainian Plane, Gun Cargo Seized in Nigeria May Be &#39;Meant for Militants&#39;</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30358</link>
<author>Vanguard (Lagos),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Military authorities yesterday said the Ukranian cargo aircraft loaded with arms and ammunition, which was seized at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport last week, was the type of aircraft used for arms smuggling and that they have no reason not to believe that the arms were not meant for militants in the Niger Delta.

According to the military, whether the cache of weapons were destined for Equitorial Guinea or Niger Delta, it is one and the same thing as MEND... [Vanguard (Lagos), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Nigeria Seizes Planeload of Guns, Military Ammunition for Mystery Client</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30330</link>
<author>Daily Trust (Abuja),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The huge consignment of weapons found in the Ukrainian cargo plane now detained at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano was procured by the Ministry of Defence of Equatorial Guinea, the crew members of the detained plane told security agents yesterday.

They insisted that they were on their way to Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to deliver the arms consignment from the former Soviet Republic of the Ukraine when the plane stopped over in Kano to... [Daily Trust (Abuja), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Nigeria Impounds Ukrainian Plane Carrying Guns for Equatorial Guinea</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30322</link>
<author>Reuters,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KANO, Nigeria — A Ukrainian cargo plane bound for Equatorial Guinea has been impounded in Nigeria after security officers found weapons and ammunition on board, a Nigerian official and Ukrainian media said.

The official at northern Nigeria's Kano airport, who asked not to be named, said the plane had stopped to refuel late on Wednesday when the arms were discovered during a routine search.

Nigerian police confirmed that an aircraft had been detained but gave no... [Reuters, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Police Chiefs of Portuguese-speaking Nations Meet to Curb Gun Running</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30323</link>
<author>Diario de Noticias (Lisbon),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries) police chiefs have created a committee to fight arms trafficking through tighter controls of legal arms sales.

The PSP (Portuguese Public Security Police) has suggested to the CPLP chiefs of police a harmonization of legislation relating to the trade and transport of firearms. The objective is to prevent the considerable number of weapons circulating legally between these countries falling into criminal hands.

The CPLP... [Diario de Noticias (Lisbon), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Four Female Gun Traffickers, Smugglers Hunted by Nigerian Police</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30269</link>
<author>Daily Trust (Abuja),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Four suspected female arms dealers who belong to a syndicate that specialises in supplying arms to armed robbers in different parts of the country, especially in the North-east have been declared wanted by the Taraba State Police command.

Taraba Police Commissioner, Aliyu Musa, who made this known to Daily Trust in Jalingo yesterday gave the names of the suspects as Awotu, Akudi, Abanyi and Akwen.

He said all of them belong to the same family and hail from Wukari... [Daily Trust (Abuja), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Under the Gun - Violence and Displacement in Central African Republic</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30240</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI — The Central African Republic (CAR) has been in the throes of a humanitarian crisis for more than a decade. Army mutinies, coups and attempted coups, rebellions, gangs that kidnap for ransom and, more recently, elements of Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army have made life for civilians, especially in the north, extremely challenging, unpredictable, and very dangerous.

As IRIN's new documentary film, Under the Gun, demonstrates, many Central Africans... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 55,000 Guns Collected, Destroyed in Angola During the Past Year</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30133</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA — The National Disarmament Commission collected since the start of this process in 2008 about 55,754 fire-arms, 204,270 ammunitions and 15,781 explosives, informed Monday in Luanda the Second National Police Commander, Paulo de Almeida.

The official gave these data during a lecture that delivered on the theme "Disarmament of the civilian population in Angola", in the ambit of the conference on "Peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in the African... [Angola Press Agency, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>55,064 Illegal Guns Collected, 60 Convicted of Possession in Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29914</link>
<author>Angola Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUANDA — Some sixty people were sentenced this year by the Court to correctional terms of six to seven months of effective prison for illegal possession of firearms, said Friday the second commander-general of National Police, Paulo de Almeida.

Speaking to Angop, at the first anniversary of the approval of Government's programme for disarmament of the population, the commissioner de Almeida announced the need to work hard toward taking measures of the criminal... [Angola Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Guns Empower Rapists, Drive HIV/Aids, Rob Congo Families of Future</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29588</link>
<author>Daily Nation (Nairobi), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The horror of sexual violence that has blighted the lives of women and girls in DR Congo is nowhere more apparent than at Panzi Hospital, in Bukavu. The first thing that strikes you is the long queue of women. 

In some parts of East Congo, three out of four women have been raped during the 14 years of conflict. 

Panzi is East Congo's leading referral hospital for rape survivors, who constitute over two thirds of its patients. 

Doctors there began vaginal... [Daily Nation (Nairobi), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Congo Pays US$200 Each to Buy Back, Destroy 3,000 Assault Weapons</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29392</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BRAZZAVILLE — At least 2,800 weapons recovered from ex-combatants in a three-week operation in the southern Pool region, site of several civil wars between 1998 and 2003, have been destroyed, according to a government official. 

"On Monday afternoon, in Kinkala, we incinerated some 2,873 weapons collected from ninja ex-combatants in the Pool region," Moandzibi Olingoba, the commissioner in charge of the economic reintegration of former fighters, told IRIN on 2 March.... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Congo Gun Amnesty, Buyback to Collect 3,000 Weapons for Destruction</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29203</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BRAZZAVILE — The Congolese government has started an operation to buy 3,000 weapons from ex-combatants and others illegally possessing weapons in the Pool region, southern Congo, an official told IRIN on 11 February.

"Teams have been deployed on the ground. The operation to buy up the weapons started on 10 February in Pool region. It should allow the purchase of at least 3,000 weapons still in circulation in this zone," Moandzibi Olingoba, commissioner in charge of... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Rebel Attacks Fuel Illegal Gun, Ammunition Factories in Eastern Congo</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29199</link>
<author>San Francisco Chronicle,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BANGADI, Congo — The weapons on display are all homemade: menacing-looking hunting knives, lances made of sticks topped with metal spears, long-barrelled shotguns.

For decades, people in this Congolese town have made guns. But the industry has become a roaring business as people in this remote northeastern region arm themselves against the fearsome rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army.

In this town overrun by refugees from attacks on surrounding villages, master... [San Francisco Chronicle, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>West African Gun Smuggling Route Was Run by a Woman from Chad</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29160</link>
<author>Daily Trust (Abuja),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KANO, Nigeria — Last week, a hunter and crime buster, Ali Kwara, cracked down on a robbery gang that led to the arrest of a man who claimed to be a supplier of arms and ammunitions to robbers and ethno-religious warlords during crises. In this chat with Sunday Trust, Sarki Azetu, 31, gives shocking revelations.

As a fisherman in a small village in Benue, Sarki Azetu was that dexterous with net, and according to him, his cast was also superb.

But that, however, was... [Daily Trust (Abuja), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Congo Buyback Collects 3,000 Guns, Mainly from Women: Many Stolen?</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28942</link>
<author>IRIN (UN News),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KINSHASA — Hundreds of people in Kinshasa have handed over illegal weapons for cash and cloth in a no-questions-asked campaign to reduce crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

AK-47 automatic rifles, Uzi sub-machine guns and rocket launchers were among the 3,000 or so weapons collected over the past three weeks by the Ecumenical Programme for Peace, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation (PAREC), an NGO. 

Those in working order were handed over to the police,... [IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Amnesty Yields 1,589 &#39;Freely Surrendered&#39; Illegal Guns in Angola</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28657</link>
<author>Angola Press Agency (Luanda),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ONDJIVA — At least 1,589 firearms of assorted calibers were freely surrendered to the National Police in Ondjiva, southern Cunene province, under the second phase of the National Campaign of Disarming of People in illegal Possession of Firearms.

The information was released to Angop by the coordinator of the sub-technical commission for disarming, Domingos Francisco Adão.

The officer said that the weapons were surrendered at police stations in the districts of... [Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>&#39;Disastrous Impact&#39; of Illicit Gun Trafficking on Women in Central Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28238</link>
<author>Pambazuka News (Africa/UK), Web Page,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is with much interest that the women's network of IANSA followed the different interventions presented since the beginning of this meeting. This is an opportunity to advance the application of the Program of Action for the control of small arms and light weapons, in all its aspects, including gender violence.

The illicit use of small arms includes the offences of domestic violence as well as sexual violence against women.

It is recognized that women are less able... [Pambazuka News (Africa/UK), Web Page, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Firearm Marking, Fight Against Gun Proliferation &#39;On Track&#39; in Rwanda</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28022</link>
<author>New Times (Kigali),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KIGALI — Rwanda has adequately tackled internal proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons that were rampant in the country due to the 1994 Genocide revealed Army Spokesman, Major Jill Rutaremara.

Rutaremara is part of the Rwandan delegation attending the three-day conference (18-22 August) on Small Arms and Light Weapons proliferation in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa taking place at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.

"The situation is now under control... [New Times (Kigali), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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