African arms imports have declined by nearly 50% over the last decade.
New research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that African states’ imports of major arms fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, mainly due to decreases in Algeria and Morocco’s arms imports. A fact sheet on Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2024, shows that Algeria’s arms imports dropped by 73% in […]