African countries stockpile weapons in the face of Boko Haram, Al Shabaab insurgency
In 2013, Africa recorded the most rapid rise in military spending in the world at 8.3pc. EAC states have spent more than $15 billion since 2004. TEA GRAPHIC |
Beyond new roads, railway lines, shopping malls and skyscrapers dotting cities across the continent, Africa is now bristling with new weapons to replace its ageing inventories.
Since 2004, military spending by African countries has increased by 81 per cent and in 2013 the continent had the largest rise at 8.3 per cent in military spending in the world.
