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Supplier profiles

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Choose a supplier country to see its military engagement across Africa — arms deliveries, depth of influence, defence-cooperation pacts and military bases, 2000–2025.

Military footprint across Africa

Countries shaded by delivered arms (TIV) in the supplier's colour; coloured outline marks a defence-cooperation pact; ★ marks a military base / confirmed presence · hover for detail, click to open

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Deliveries by era

Delivered TIV to African states, five-year windows

Share of Africa's arms market

The supplier's % of all African deliveries, by era

Where its arms go

Top recipient states by delivered TIV — click to open

Depth of influence

The supplier's share of each recipient's total arms imports — click to open

Defence pacts over time

Cumulative defence-cooperation agreements in Africa, 2000–2025

Defence-cooperation partners

Bilateral agreements — click a row for the profile

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Country-by-country footprint

Every African state reached by this supplier's arms, a defence pact, or a base · click a row for the profile

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Military presence & footprint

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Major-weapon deliveries, measured in SIPRI Trend-Indicator Value (TIV) — a volume index, not money. The market is steep and shifting.

Leading suppliers

Total delivered TIV, 2000–2025 · click to open

Supplier trajectories

Delivered TIV by five-year window

Great-power competition over time

Supplier-bloc share of African deliveries, by era — Russia's decline, France's rise, Türkiye's entry

Reach vs. volume

Each supplier by total delivered TIV (log scale) and the number of African states it reaches — bubble size scales with volume · click to open

Leading suppliers in detail

Top 15 by delivered TIV, 2000–2025 · sortable · click a row to open

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