Spotlight | Senegal
Russians, Chinese, Israelis eye Senegal's defence and security market

 Senegal's Chief of General Staff Mbaye Cissé (far left) and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (second right) on Independence Day in Dakar, 4 April 2025.
Senegal's Chief of General Staff Mbaye Cissé (far left) and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (second right) on Independence Day in Dakar, 4 April 2025. © Seyllou/AFP
Dakar is attracting the interest of international arms firms due to its future military programming law, the award of a major contract for the purchase of equipment for the army, and local industrialisation projects. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot, Maxime Paszkowiak
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