Russia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War DeutscheWelle: Africa
Algeria
Algeria's armed forces are almost entirely equipped with Russian-made weapons and military systems. Under the latest deal, sealed in 2021, Algeria is set to buy $7 billion worth of Russian defense equipment.Just under half of the military equipment in Africa is supplied by Russia. Not only does Russia have strong historical ties from when it armed African nations during their liberation struggles in the 50s and 60s, but Russian weapons deals also come with fewer political demands.
Experts say that Algeria and other African nations' reliance on Russian armaments is now putting their defense systems at risk. Then there are the issues of maintenance and repair."You have a whole bunch of African countries like Algeria who are solely or predominantly reliant on Russia for their military assets," he told DW in an interview from Stellenbosch."These have to be maintained and fixed or replaced if something goes wrong; they need spares for them."
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