Swaziland and its neighbours have recognised the need for a regional approach in combating weapons trafficking in the region, combined with enhanced national action. For this reason, in the years since the end of the civil war in Mozambique and the demise of apartheid in South Africa, various steps have been taken by Swazi officials to reduce the number of weapons transiting through (as well as staying in) Swaziland. At a regional level, Swaziland, South Africa and Mozambique have signed a Tripartite Co-operation Agreement which provides for information sharing between the members of arms smuggling routes and organisations
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There are key elements which must be initiated for long-term, effective control over weapons diffusion in the region to take place. Discussions with Swazi authorities have identified those which are particularly relevant to that country, which are presented below. However it is important to recognise that many of the elements are equally relevant to South Africa and Mozambique, and indeed other countries in the region and further afield.7
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* Development of a regional information centre which would provide access to information on known arms smugglers, routes and methods used, etc., plus a monitoring function that would allow continual updating of information
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