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Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

Africa Khadija Sharife, Mark Anderson & The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project - 22 Feb 2021

For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

Africa Sophie Neiman - 12 Feb 2021

Ugandan and Israeli activists have called for the licence permitting arms sales to be revoked, but expect next week’s hearing to be held in camera

Amnesty report says SA arms diverted to Yemeni militia

Article Kiri Rupiah - 6 Feb 2019

Between 2015 and the end of 2017, South Africa transferred $62-million worth of major conventional weapons to the UAE

Life behind bars: An inspecting judge of prisons unlocks inmates’ stories

Article Westhuizen 1 - 6 Sep 2017

South Africa’s jails have one of the lowest percentages of women prisoners in the world – but among the highest number of men

Why is the US chasing ‘Congolese rebels’ in the Northern Cape?

Article Govan Whittles & Simon Allison - 25 Aug 2017

In many ways, the two armies are miles apart but they face many similar challenges

Where’s the plan to stop police arming criminals, minister?

Analysis Koketso Moeti - 16 May 2017

One way to slow the death rate down is to cut the number of illegal guns in circulation.

Denel punts Gupta weapons technology partnership as its second chance on the Indian subcontinent

Article Phillip De Wet - 19 Sep 2016

VR Laser Asia will sell Denel technology so that it can be manufactured in India.

Illegal guns fuel violent crime, wreak deadly havoc in South Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Oct 2015

Police statistics in SA show a worrying trend: the increased use of illegal small arms and light weapons in the country's problem of violent crime.

R5 rifles: ‘The war machine must go’

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Aug 2015

Protesters have called on commissioner Riah Phiyega and Minister Nathi Nhleko to ban the use of R5 assault rifles in public order policing.

Weapons make police – and people – more aggressive

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Aug 2015

Simply seeing a weapon - whether a sword, rifle, hand grenade, dagger, tank or gun - makes people more aggressive.

Where all is fair in love of war

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jul 2015

There's something dangerously sexy about uniforms and weapons, and spyware that lets you into secret places.

Chasing bullets in the DRC

Africa Staff Reporter - 14 May 2014

Mapping the precise flows of conflict weaponry in Africa is an arduous task given the number of militias operating in the DRC alone.

Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3bn

Article Erika Solomon - 29 Dec 2013

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has indicated that the grant is likely to be spent partly on weapons from France as a counterweight to Hezbollah.

Denel: Africa’s future supplier of drones

Analysis Phillip De Wet - 22 Jul 2013

Annual results show state arms company Denel continues to eke out profits, but it hopes exports of weapons to the rest of Africa will change that.

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Latest articles on Weapons

Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

Amnesty report says SA arms diverted to Yemeni militia

Life behind bars: An inspecting judge of prisons unlocks inmates’ stories

Why is the US chasing ‘Congolese rebels’ in the Northern Cape?

Where’s the plan to stop police arming criminals, minister?

Denel punts Gupta weapons technology partnership as its second chance on the Indian subcontinent

Illegal guns fuel violent crime, wreak deadly havoc in South Africa

R5 rifles: ‘The war machine must go’

Weapons make police – and people – more aggressive

Where all is fair in love of war

Chasing bullets in the DRC

Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3bn

Denel: Africa’s future supplier of drones

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