... states in Africa increased by 53 percent” (Siemon T. Wezeman, 2014). For the purpose of maritime security, the acquisition of maritime assets will be taken priority by the most sub-Saharan African states. The sophisticated weapon systems made by Russia and China have been exported to African states, especial Sub-Saharan states. In December, 2013, it is reported that Russia’s state arms export monopoly said that it would deliver 12 Su-30K fighter jets to a nation in southern Africa. Contrary to the past, Chinese defense groups ...
... peacemakers already deployed in the country. In February 2014, the European Union made the decision to send a 800-1,000-strong
peacekeeping contingent
there, but failed to do so as some European countries were unwilling to provide troops and hardware.
What Africa Means for Russia, China and the United States
The rise of Chinese influence in Africa has become a most noticeable global trend in the 2000s, as China has become the largest partner of sub-Saharan countries in bilateral trade after ousting U.S.A. from that position in ...
... quiet, silent. You don’t see it, feel it or hear it. This view was confirmed recently by Sergey Ivanov, chief of staff for Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin, responding to questions from the international online media platform “RT.” ... ... Hollande sitting at 18 percent popularity in the polls France has conducted interventions in its former colonies; the Central African Republic, Mali and Niger all of which contain uranium deposits.
China has become the new player in the club and its presence is being felt along Africa’s Uranium Road, the meridian that ...
