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opus4.bicc:15351 2026-09-10 doc-type:BICC Policy brief

2 BL.ADS https://doi.org/10.60638/1b1e-0990 Marius Bales Max Mutschler bicc 2026 BICC Policy brief /SystemData/Languages/English Non-state armed groups (NSAGs) on the African continent are increasingly using drones for attacks against state forces and civilians. Due to the simplicity of drone technology, their proliferation cannot be stopped completely. However, the African Union and its member states can take several measures to curb the proliferation of drones to NSAGs—for example, national regulation and continental coordination.  "The African Union has realised that the avail ability of drones to NSAGs can pose a serious threat to state forces and civilians." │Share on LinkedIn This bicc policy brief is an outcome of the project "Drones as weapons in Armed Conflicts" generously funded by Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF).