Firearms Management and Tracing in Southern Africa

01/09/2010
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30/06/2012
Activity description

The 'Firearms Management and Tracing in Southern Africa' project with the Arms Management Programme of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), saw the provision of marking and tracing equipment to the above ten countries, plus the training of police personnel in the proper use of the marking machines, with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) providing monitoring and evaluation oversight. The objective was to provide these Southern African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) member states with the capacity to comply with Article 9 of the legally binding Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials (2001).

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Marking
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Partners
Botswana
eSwatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Implementers
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Donors
USA
Contact Details

Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Pretoria
P. O. Box 1787
Brooklyn Square
Pretoria
0075
South Africa
T: +27 12 346 9500/2
F: +27 12 460 0998
E: pretoria@issafrica.org
W: https://www.issafrica.org/