The goal of this study is to examine multilateral instruments and agreements aimed at limiting the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Sub-Saharan Africa. Armed conflicts and the unlawful spread of small guns and light weapons pose a severe threat to the peace and security of most African countries. These figures are just too significant to be ignored. Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa have become far too common as a result of the great ease with which weapons can be obtained. The arms trade has become a well-established and successful industry. It, like other industries, is becoming more global. Over the last decade, regional agreements and measures have been put in place to combat the spread of small arms and light weapons in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to this article, the lack of comprehensive national legislation on SALW, as well as the lack of political will on the part of most leaders in Sub-Saharan African countries, has hindered the efficiency and implementation of these instruments governing SALW management. In the best of circumstances, regional instruments have supported global norm-building by developing institutional structures that lead to regional coordination of small arms action.
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Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi
Department of Private and Business Law, Faculty of Law, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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