Tinubu calls for collaboration between AU, UN to halt arms proliferation

President Bola Tinubu on Monday called for collaboration against the proliferation of arms and light weapons in Africa.

President Tinubu, who expressed concern over the rising threat of terrorism, insurgency and military intrusions in governance across Africa, particularly in West Africa, charged the African Union and the United Nations to devise innovative strategies to halt the flow of arms and light weapons into the continent.

Tinubu stated this when he declared open a conference for dialogue in Abuja themed ‘The Africa we want and the UN we need.’