The South China Morning Post published on 24 August 2024 an article titled "China Donates Military Equipment to Benin in Latest Bid to Build Ties in Africa" by Jevans Nyabiage.
China and Russia are the primary sources of military equipment for Sub-Saharan Africa. Most Chinese transfers and nearly all Russian transfers are in the form of sales, but Beijing also donates modest amounts of arms as it recently did in Benin.
