Public Management(Ecofin Agency) - Last year, military expenditures grew by 5.1% in Africa amid a decline in revenues due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Francophone part of the continent, Côte d'Ivoire comes first in military spending with more than $607 million invested. The Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute (SIPRI) published last April 26 its report on military spending worldwide for 2020. Military spending on the continent has risen to 5.1%, well above the global average (2.6%). Morocco, however, increased its military spending from $3.7 billion in 2019 to $4.5 billion in 2020.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2021 10:46 UTC