Il libro fornisce una breve endoscopia dei gruppi armati, dei trasferimenti di armi leggere e di piccolo calibro, del loro ruolo nelle numerose crisi e conflitti che hanno segnato la vita politica dell'Africa e del loro impatto sullo sviluppo economico del continente. Il documento fornisce ampie prove del fatto che il trasferimento legale e illegale di questo tipo di equipaggiamento militare e il suo uso improprio in tempo di pace e di guerra da parte di agenti statali e non statali sono leve di instabilità politica quasi cronica nei Paesi africani. In termini economici, il flusso di armi leggere nelle mani sbagliate mette a rischio tutti gli sforzi di sviluppo..
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