In today's #LookingAhead2026 blog post, emerging expert Tabitha Agaba answers the question "Why are arms sales likely to increase in 2026?" www.forumarmstrade.org/blog/why-are...

1/ Launched today and running all week, experts are Looking Ahead to 2026 on arms trade, security assistance, and weapons use issues. www.forumarmstrade.org/lookingahead...

Another sneak peek from the Landmine Monitor 2025: a global view of areas still contaminated by landmines.

The full report launches on 1 December at 09:30 CET, hosted by UNIDIR.

#MineFreeWorld

Please recommend security analysts who can discuss security cooperation and security Force assistance in Fragile States.

Thank you.

We're delighted to announce and welcome a diverse group of 30 #emergingexperts to the 2025-2026 English-language Emerging Expert program. See short bios on each at www.forumarmstrade.org/emerging-exp...

Judy Muriithi is a passionate environmental conservation attorney with a proven track record in combating #illegalwildlifetrafficking.

Judy brings a unique blend of knowledge in wildlife forensics, data analysis, and risk assessment.

The Growing Threat of #Cyberterrorism: Challenges and Implications for Global Security

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In an increasingly interconnected world, challenges like #Cyberterrorism have also come into play and the threat it presents can't be understated.

This week, Rahsed Alsenan shares insights into this challenge through this article titled;

Dr. Adam Cruise is an investigative environmental journalist, travel writer and academic.

Côte d’Ivoire’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo announced she would run for president in the 2025 election. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2015 for her role in violence after the 2010 election, before benefitting from an amnesty law in 2018.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia’s ruling SWAPO just won a disputed vote to become the country’s first female president. SWAPO won 51 out of the 96 elected seats in Parliament, its WORST showing ever. In 2014 SWAPO won 77 seats, and 63 in 2019

On 12th December, we shall host a webinar discussion on understanding the impact of wildlife crime on the environment.

Dr.Adam Cruise will be facilitating the session.

To attend, you can register by sending an email to [email protected]

#wildlifecrime #TOCs

It said it wd focus its resources in the 3 countries on “serving the cross-border needs of global corporate and financial institution clients”. Access Bank will also acquire Standard Chartered subsidiaries in Cameroon, the Gambia and its Consumer, Private & Business Banking business in Tanzania

As Standard Chartered Bank plans to divest from its wealth management and retail banking units in Botswana, Zambia and Uganda, Nigeria’s Access Bank announced it had completed the acquisition of its subsidiaries in Angola and Sierra Leone

Cows atop the largest dumpsite where textile waste ends up at Old Fadama in Accra, Ghana. A bleak monument of fast fashion’s waste pollution 📸AP/Misper Apawu

#InternationalDayAgainstTransnationalCrime

Let's unite and continuously engage in the fight against transnational Organized Crime because it has far reaching consequences from sustaining conflict to contributing to climate change among others.

It threatens our everyday lives.

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