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Arms trafficking

Unaccountable 00040: Willem ‘Ters’ Ehlers — apartheid’s secretary-turned-genocide arms dealer

Africa

Unaccountable 00040: Willem ‘Ters’ Ehlers — apartheid’s secretary-turned-genocide arms dealer

By Mamello Mosiana, Hennie van Vuuren and Daniel Ford for Open Secrets

Expanding urbanisation enabling deadly mix of rampant arms trafficking, violent crime in West Africa

Africa

Expanding urbanisation enabling deadly mix of rampant arms trafficking, violent crime in West Africa

By Oluwole Ojewale

Gun-running hub - Northern Cameroon is losing the battle against trafficking

Africa

Gun-running hub - Northern Cameroon is losing the battle against trafficking

By Célestin Delanga

Nigeria bandits recruit women traffickers for gunrunning as poverty bites vulnerable citizens

Africa

Nigeria bandits recruit women traffickers for gunrunning as poverty bites vulnerable citizens

By Oluwole Ojewale and Mahmud Malami Sadiq

Ocean of weapons between Iran and Yemen enabling arms smuggling to Somalia

Africa

Ocean of weapons between Iran and Yemen enabling arms smuggling to Somalia

By David Willima and Tshegofatso Johanna Ramachela

Regional initiatives needed to combat arms trafficking from Libya to Niger

Africa

Regional initiatives needed to combat arms trafficking from Libya to Niger

By Hassane Koné for ISS Today

Supreme Court dismisses Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven’s appeals in attempt to avoid extradition

South Africa

Supreme Court dismisses Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven’s appeals in attempt to avoid extradition

By Caryn Dolley

Judge ridicules claim that Guus Kouwenhoven's arrest was 'undignified', saying Dutch war criminal even showed cops around his five-storey home

South Africa

Judge ridicules claim that Guus Kouwenhoven's arrest was 'undignified', saying Dutch war criminal even showed cops around his five-storey home

By Caryn Dolley

Extradition of Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven back on the cards

South Africa

Extradition of Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven back on the cards

By Caryn Dolley

Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven’s bid to evade justice throws up legal puzzles

Africa

Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven’s bid to evade justice throws up legal puzzles

By Caryn Dolley

Lengthy legal processes prevent ‘undesirable’ Dutch arms dealer Guus Kouwenhoven from being kicked out of South Africa

South Africa

Lengthy legal processes prevent ‘undesirable’ Dutch arms dealer Guus Kouwenhoven from being kicked out of South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

Cross-border arms trafficking inflames northern Kenya’s conflict

Africa

Cross-border arms trafficking inflames northern Kenya’s conflict

By ISS Today