The African Union (AU) held its Eighth AU-Regions Steering Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) on 30-31 May 2017 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Steering Committee brought together RECs, Regional Bodies with a SALW mandate, and implementing partners and donors to enhance information sharing, coordination, joint prioritization and action review. The meeting of the Steering Committee reviewed the progress achieved during 2016 and 2017 in the implementation of the relevant aspects of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Roadmap for the phase 2016-2020, discussed gaps and encountered challenges. The meeting also discussed the implementation of the related aspects of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silencing the Guns in Africa by the year 2020, particularly the support to Member States’ efforts in curbing the illicit inflows of weapons into the continent, as well as their illicit trafficking and circulation within the continent. In this regard, the meeting developed the scope, priorities and implementation modalities for the Continental Plan of Action on SALW, which will support the Roadmap’s implementation. The Continental Plan of Action is to be launched later in 2017, following consultations to be undertaken with implementing partners. The meeting was attended by the Community of Sahel-Sahara States (CEN-SAD), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the European Union (EU).