Thursday, October 03, 2013
Governments and defence firms across the world plan to hold a joint conference to address insecurity fuelled by terrorists.
The
meeting, according to a report published on Wednesday in business
website PRWEB.COM, will see developed countries sharing their advanced
security equipment and technologies as well as training with their third
world counterparts.
The move is aimed at enabling developing countries to effectively combat security issues and terrorism jointly.
The conference has been prompted by the recent attack at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, where 67 people were killed and 175 injured.
The attack, the report says, has encouraged countries such as Ghana to adopt a more vigorous approach to security matters.
It
added that recent discovery of oil in Kenya and Uganda called for
enhanced security if Africa’s development was to be guaranteed.
“Civil war, terrorism and state collapse are rarely confined to state borders,” it said.
“Somalia’s security problems often catch neighbouring Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya,” the report added.