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Broken news: Guinea and the weapons question

8th
Dec. × ’09

A friend in Liberia mentioned something yesterday. Guinea has the second-largest ammo dump in West Africa. It also has a president who took a bullet in the head earlier this week and is reportedly unable to speak now. Camara took power less than a year ago. But, it appears, his grip on the presidency was [...]

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Weaponry: Artisanal AK’s in Ghana

26th
Oct. × ’09

How worrisome is this? Small arms manufacturing may be a growth industry for a country like Ghana, but this sort of growth doesn’t come without a cost. The article continues: UNODC’s July 2009 West Africa threat assessments report establishes a direct link between trafficked arms and instability in the region, with the chief clients of [...]

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