The eight signatory countries to BWC are Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan are yet to join the convention.

In a public exercise conducted on June 13, 2025, Kenya destroyed approximately 6,000 illegal weapons, marking yet another daring step in its continuing battle to eradicate illicit arms trade ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s deputy president set ablaze more than 5,250 firearms seized by authorities to discourage the circulation of illegal weapons in a country battling extremist violence.

Uganda’s opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, and his aide, Hajj Obeid Litale, have sued the Kenyan government, alleging illegal ...