CBRN assistance and capacity-building programmes for African states

This directory provides an overview of assistance available to help implement disarmament and non-proliferation instruments.

This directory is designed as a dynamic document to support capacity-building efforts on the African continent. It aims to provide an overview of existing assistance and capacity-building programmes available for African states in the chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological fields. It also provides a brief description of assistance activities, identifies relevant points of contact and lists specific projects or programmes related to Africa and African states.


About the authors

Annie DuPre is a consultant to the ISS and has a BA in political science and an MA in global policy studies. She specialises in Africa’s development and conflict.

Nicolas Kasprzyk works at the ISS as a consultant on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear matters. Previously, he held positions in the private sector, at the United Nations and in the French Ministry of Defense.

Development partners
This publication was made possible with support from the government of Denmark. The ISS is grateful for support from the other members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the governments of Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the USA.
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