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Africa: UN, AU Prepare for 2022 Africa Amnesty Month - September
Africa Renewal, 10 August 2022
People who voluntarily surrender their illicit weapons and ammunition will not be arrested or prosecuted Read more »
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Africa: Silencing the Guns
Togonews, 6 September 2022
In its efforts to continue the "Silencing the Guns" initiatives throughout the year and beyond, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), will commemorate the… Read more »
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Liberia: Enough Is Enough
New Republic, 5 September 2022
Deputy Minister for Press and Public Affairs at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism Jarlaweh A. Tonpo has disclosed that enough is enough for Alternative… Read more »
UN, AU Begin 2022 Africa Amnesty Month
In 2017, the African Union (AU) proclaimed September of each year as "Africa Amnesty Month for the surrender and collection of illicit small arms and light weapons" (SALW), aimed at encouraging widespread support for efforts to stop the smuggling of SALW as well as advancing the AU's "Silence the Guns in Africa" by 2030 initiative.
This year, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) plans to support amnesty activities in Liberia, Tanzania, and Togo. In each country, the public outreach and weapons collection activities are coordinated respectively by the Liberia National Commission on Small Arms (LiNCSA), Tanzania's National Focal Point Coordinator on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Togo's Commission Nationale de lutte contre la prolifération, la circulation et le trafic illicites des armes légères et de petit calibre (CNLPAL)
The AU has urged its member states to continue with "Silencing the Guns" initiatives throughout the year to sustain any momentum gained during September.
