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African arms imports decline by nearly 50% over last decade - defenceWeb

Imports of major arms by African states fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, which was mainly due to decreases in the arms imports of Algeria and Morocco, new research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has shown. A fact sheet on Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2024, shows that Algeria’s arms imports dropped by 73% in 2020–24 after reaching a peak in 2015–19. Between 2005–2009 and 2010–14, Morocco’s arm…