RECSA SALW capacity-building activities in Central African Republic
On 5-16 November 2018, the Regional Centre for Small Arms (RECSA), with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), conducted a capacity building exercise for Central African Republic’s National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (CNC-ALPC) members and armed forces. On the first week, RECSA held a a capacity development workshop aimed to guide the CNC-ALPC in fulfilling the responsibilities given to the commission by the President and in accordance with the provisions of the Nairobi Protocol and other regional and international instruments on small arms and light weapons (SALW). The workshop aimed to contribute to the development of the National Action Plan on SALW. During the second week, RECSA conducted a training of 40 senior officials drawn from various state agencies on international best practices in weapons and ammunition management. The training was facilitated by the RECSA-region Senior Instructors drawn from the armed forces of Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya.
The 'Strengthening Regional and National Institutions for Reduction of Proliferation of Small Arms project', implemented by RECSA, with the financial support of the African Development Bank, addresses issues of fragility in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region. This project aims to address the need to strengthen the capacity of Member States in the field of arms management. Particularly, the project supports strengthening the capacity of RECSA to coordinate SALW interventions and improved arms management by Member States (Somalia, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo). The project started on 2018 and will be implemented until 2022.
Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA)
Adress: Timau Plaza 7th Fir, Argwings Kodhek Road Nairobi, Kenya
Email: info@recsasec.org
African Development Bank
Adress: Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
Point of contact: CHIKOKO Mulle