DAR ES SALAAM, April 24 -- TANZANIA has pledged to tighten control over the importation and use of firearms as regional ministers stepped up efforts to curb the proliferation of illicit small arms across the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa.

Minister for Home Affairs, Patrobass Katambi, made the commitment when participating virtually in a meeting of the Regional Ministerial Sub-Committee on Small Arms Control (RESCA), which brought together security ministers to assess the regions security situation and emerging threats, particularly the illegal spread and use of small arms and light weapons.

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The meeting drew participation from Tanzania, Bur...