The sole state intermediary agency for Russia's trade of defense-related products, Rosoboronexport, recently revealed that it has spent approximately $20 billion in the African continent.

Rosoboronexport disclosed that this amount was cut across 150 contracts with different countries across Africa.

The CEO of the organization, Aleksandr Mikheev, via a congratulatory Africa Day message, noted that Rosoboronexport established agreements from the Russia-Africa Summit.

The defense company is expanding military-technical cooperation with its African counterparts through the provision of specialized defense systems for maritime patrol, coastal protection, and regional security.

As seen on Sputnik, Rosoboronexport presently has agreements for military-technical cooperation with 46 African countries.