Armoury and Ammunition Storage Rehabilitation and Construction in Chad
As part of the 'Regional Assistance to Arms Management and Destruction in Sahel-West Africa,' MAG conducted a risk assessment, in partnership with the Gendarmerie in Chad. The resulting intervention plan commenced in March 2015, which included: the construction of one fully equipped armoury at the Gendarmerie headquarters; and the fabrication and installation of three fully equipped containerised armouries respectively at the Gendarmerie School, the Gendarmerie headquarters and at a Gendarmerie unit in N’Djamena. The installation of the equipped containerised armouries was completed in July, and the construction of the armoury at the Gendarmerie headquarters had begun.
The 'Arms Management and Destruction Programme for Sahel-West Africa' is a regional project co-funded by the US Department of State's Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement and the German Federal Foreign Office. MAG is working with states in the Sahel and West Africa to identify areas for assistance and improve management of nationally held weapons and ammunition, with the aim of reducing the risk of diversion of items to the illicit market as well as the risk of unplanned explosions in munitions depots. The project aims to contribute to security in the region by equipping states in the Sahel and West Africa with the infrastructure and training to tackle the challenge of conventional arms proliferation in the long term.
Armoury Assessment in Chad
01/03/2015 - 30/09/2015
Police Training on SM in Chad
01/03/2015 - 30/09/2015
Police School Armoury Construction- Chad
01/03/2015 - 30/09/2015
Djadranka Gillesen, MAG Regional Representative
M (UK): +44 7818 410483
M (Senegal): +221 77 205 8131
E: djadranka.gillesen@maginternational.org