Military Equipment and Counterpart Financing- In the Sahel

Over the past few years, a significant and growing share of missions and operations have been devoted to training and capacity-building in fragile countries and regions in Africa, from the Horn to the Great Lakes and from the Sahel to the Gulf of Guinea. The operations against the growing spread of terrorists in the Sahel region of West Africa to the Coastal states have also been made possible through the use and import of military hardware and counter-financing. But for how long should this continue? Last week's episode was about the repercussions of unfair court rulings. This week, we will be looking at military hardware and counterpart-financing.