EA security chiefs plan to end arms trade with technology

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A cache of firearms displayed at the Baragoi Police Station in Samburu County, Kenya on April 14, 2023. PHOTO | GEOFFREY ONDIEKI | NMG

Security chiefs in the East Africa region are banking on new technology to combat illegal arms smuggling by enhancing tracking of the sources, border patrols and inventories of weapons in legitimate hands.

The discussions arose this week as delegates from 26 African countries gathered in Nairobi to review a common position on arms control, ahead of a global conference in the US later this year.