Wide-ranging sanctions against Russia could have serious implications for Africa, affecting the continent’s ability to procure and maintain military hardware from Russia, writes Moses B. Khanyile. | TC_Africa
The wide-ranging sanctions could have serious implications for Africa. Importantly, they could affect the continent’s ability to procure and maintain military hardware from Russia.By comparison, China accounts for 13% of the continent’s arms imports.of armaments from Russia – and most long-standing importers – are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco and Uganda.
At 7,3% Africa is not a significant importer of major arms compared to Asia and Oceania , Middle East and Europe . But the prevailing situation also presents an opportunity for African countries to turn to their own defence industry capabilities to fill the gap.The sanctions have a few practical defence industry implications for African countries.The second is that repairing, maintaining or overhauling existing Russian-made hardware will be hard, if not impossible. This is because essential spares, tools and certification cannot be provided.
Fourth, the void created by Russia’s suspension from global trade will have to be filled by alternative suppliers.
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