His country had been an early signatory to numerous disarmament instruments, and his capital had been host to the first Regional Meeting of National Authorities of African States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, which had produced important recommendations for making Africa a chemical-weapon-free zone.
Son pays est un des premiers signataires de nombreux instruments de désarmement et sa capitale a accueilli la première réunion régionale d &apos; autorités nationales des États africains parties à la Convention sur l &apos; interdiction de la mise au point, de la fabrication, du stockage et de l &apos; emploi des armes chimiques et sur leur destruction, qui a formulé des recommandations importantes pour faire de l &apos; Afrique une zone exempte d &apos; armes chimiques.