Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, plans to grow the volume of Russian armament and military equipment to Africa over the next four to five years. This comes on top of allegations that Russia is selling arms to smuggling and contraband rings, thereby contributing to conflict on the war-torn continent.
‘‘We have revived our contacts with all African countries that used to be traditional buyers of Soviet weaponry,’’ Rosoboronexport general director Anatoly Isaykin told a news conference recently. Russia is the world’s second largest exporter of arms, after the U.S..
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