Taking Stock of Action on the Illicit Small Arms Trade: Covid-19 and ’Silencing the Guns’

Submitted by Lionel Kosirnik on 15 September, 2021

'As the devastating health and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be felt around the world, the impact of the crisis on peace and security in Africa and more specifically on the African Union’s (AU) Silencing the guns initiative, is beginning to emerge.