This article examines Countering the Illicit Weapons Trade in Eastern Africa: Multi-Level Governance Perspectives with a focused emphasis on Eswatini within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.