Kester Kenn Klomegah, former editorial staff member of The Moscow Times and contributor to Inter Press Service, did an in depth article on Russian arms sales to Africa. The article, titled "Russia: Raising Arms Sales," appeared in the 21 March 2013 spyghana.com. Arms have become a major commercial export by Russia to Africa.
A somewhat different version of this story appeared on 4 April 2013 in the Guardian Africa network under the title "Russia Eyes Africa to Boost Arms Sales."