Abstract
The peace and progress of any country are absolutely dependent upon security. This is due to the fact that real development is impossible without security. Africa has historically struggled with significant security issues that have stifled regional growth and cut short periods of stability. Despite not being a major producer of weapons, Africa continues to be rife with illegally imported small arms and light weapons, which worsen conflicts and tensions with lethal consequences for its people and future. In addition to being the continent with the biggest danger of a humanitarian catastrophe due to its rising rate of insecurity, Africa is also the poorest continent in the world, with many people making less than $1 per day while millions of
others are starving to death and in desperate need of relief, specifically food availability. Africa has suffered greatly from ongoing civil wars, intergroup fighting, ethnic and religious strife, terrorism, and even xenophobia
