Russian Military Sales to Africa

Embedded below is a lengthy document that delves into the military sales market from a Russian arms perspective.  It was passed on to me by a colleague who had picked it up at a conference in South Africa.  His comments are below:

ARMS. Defence Technologies Review

Dynamic Analysis of Military Expenses in Africa (Sep 12) 

The attached article is from "ARMS. Defence Technologies Review," an English-language (that term is used loosely; the translation into English is, shall we say, not always smooth) magazine dedicated to the Russian land forces and military equipment, air defence systems, naval equipment and armament, new design achievements and projects in the field of high technologies. The magazine is published by the Intervestnik Publishing House and its "mission" is to provide information to potential buyers of Russian armaments. I picked up a copy at Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) 2012 in South Africa in September. It is important to keep in mind the source of the article; however, it does seem to have some interesting info about the African defense market.

Somalia Situation and South African Strategy

Somalia Situation and South African Strategy

Below are two articles from an excellent weekly Africa email list serve that I am on.  

United Nations

RESOLUTION – UN Resolution 2073 - The Situation in Somalia (07 Nov 12) [LINK]

http://allafrica.com/stories/201211081021.html

DefenceWeb
South Africa’s Strategic Options (10 Oct 12)
Written by Helmoed Römer Heitman

South Africa faces a number of defence and security challenge and consequently needs to develop forces that provide a useful degree of security against internal and external threats. Defence analyst Helmoed Römer Heitman looks at how South Africa needs to decide its place and role in Africa and in relation to the international community, and the way it must then develop its foreign and defence policies and structure its armed forces.