This presentation considers defense procurement across Africa and the changes that have impacted the supplier scene over the last decade. Historically, traditional supplier countries have gradually been replaced by a new generation of suppliers (such as Turkey and the UAE) which are fast expanding their footprint globally and have managed to present a compelling offer. Technically as well as from a geopolitical standpoint to many African countries. We will review the enduring market presence of China as well as the resurgence of Russia.
Defence industrialisation in Africa – New and emerging stakeholders
This briefing examines the fast-expanding defence industrialisation efforts in Africa, given that a growing number of African countries seek to develop domestic capabilities to produce military equipment and/or increase the sophistication of their existing defence industrial base, in a bid towards greater self-reliance and economic diversification.
This presentation will examine the increased focus on new technologies, notably unmanned systems as well as the approach by multiple countries in leveraging technology transfers and licensing agreements alongside the growing interest in fomenting defence exports.
Erwan de Cherisey is a principal within the Janes Strategic Services consulting team, based in France. Over the past several years, he has led projects and conducted research on a wide range of topics pertaining to defense world, including several efforts pertaining to the African defense market and its evolution as well as the impact of global geopolitical changes on Africa.
Prior to his current role, Erwan worked as a consultant advising defense industrial stakeholders and government entities as well as writing and researching on armed forces and defense related matters with a strong focus on sub-Saharan Africa. He has undertaken field research in Cameroon with the Cameroonian Armed Forces as well as in Mali, with several African militaries deployed in-country. Erwan has written on African defense industrialisation, with an emphasis on new emerging stakeholders appearing on the continent. He also documented the changes in African defense procurement and the use of new technologies within African armed forces, notably unmanned aerial vehicles.
Erwan holds a Master’s Degree in History from Bordeaux Montaigne University and a Master of Science in Marketing, Communication and Commercial Strategies from the INSEEC.
