Global Defense News published on 9 September 2025 an article titled "China Delivers First SR-5 Multiple Rocket Launcher to Mali to Reinforce Military Influence in Africa."
Mali has received at least one Norinco SR-5 modular self-propelled rocket launcher from China. In Africa, Mali joins Algeria and Burkina Faso as possessing the SR-5. Between 2019 and 2023, at least 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa received substantial shipments of Chinese weapons.