1. Arms Flows to Sub-Saharan Africa
- Author:
- Siemon T. Wezeman, Pieter D. Wezeman, and Lucie béraud-Sudreau
- Publication Date:
- 12-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Abstract:
- Concerns regarding arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa are widespread and have motivated worldwide efforts to control arms flows. Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) accounted for 1.5 per cent of the volume of world imports of major arms in 2006–10. Although this is low by global standards, with little indigenous arms-production capacity in the region, most countries are fully dependent on arms imports.
- Topic:
- Security, Arms Control and Proliferation, International Cooperation, Peace Studies, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Political Geography:
- Africa