2020年1月8日 · Virtually everyone in Africa has heard about it and it symbolizes either a tool for self-defense, oppression or liberation depending on the welder. The AK-47 has seen battles from the urban cities to the dense Central African jungles, the harsh North African desert down to the Southern Savannah.

2013年2月15日 · East and West funneled countless AKs into the continent during the Cold War. Countries such as China and the Ukraine continue to hawk their stockpiles here even today. (The biggest arms salesman on the globe, by a long shot, is the United States—but not to Africa.)

2014年3月12日 · More than 100 million small arms and light weapons are currently circulating in Africa. These weapons stir fear in the masses, but they also inspire reverence. Armed men command status and...

2016年4月12日 · Why or how the CEO of that company just so happened to be in Africa, and around confiscated weapons from poachers, is a mystery. But we are left with these images, of what is reported to be a fully function Chinese Type …

There is now thought to be one AK-47 for every family in southern Sudan, one of the world's poorest regions recently beset by a cholera epidemic. At the forefront of this deluge of munitions lie...

2024年6月21日 · Explore the intricate history and complex impact of AK-47 in Africa, delving into political implications, economic facets, and strategies for mitigating its humanitarian crisis. Uncover the link between AK-47 and non-state actors, …

Read the full story of the reporter's convoluted trail to trace an AK-47, which took him from militia strongholds in eastern Congo to the cloistered world of China's arms manufacturers in...

2014年6月10日 · Commonly referred to as the AK or AK-47, the rifle is a symbol of both oppression and revolution in war-torn parts of the world today. Most major conflicts over the past forty years throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America have been fought with Kalashnikov rifles.

fiercest Cold War conflicts took place in continental Africa, with both Moscow and Washington interfering with local politics and providing assistance to one group or another. While Communist-Socialist and Western Capitalist ideologies proved unsuccessful in many regions in Africa, the AK-47 remained the surviving victor.

The AK-47's presence in Africa has had a profound and multifaceted impact on society, leaving a lasting imprint on the continent's social fabric. Its role in conflicts has led to widespread displacement, trauma, and the erosion of social cohesion.