Tag: Defence Budget
Zimbabwe Gets Record $380 Million Defence Budget
AFRICANGLOBE- The Zimbabwe finance ministry has defended the record US$380 million budget it allocated to the ministry of defence this year saying the money is required to fund the recruitment and training of more soldiers and acquisition of essential military equipment including new aircraft for the air force.
Rising Kenyan Defence Spending To Hit $5.5 Billion By 2018
AFRICANGLOBE - A new report says Kenya's annual defence budget will grow from the US$4.3 billion recorded in the last few years to US$5.5 billion by 2018 as the country acquires helicopters, armoured vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and border surveillance and monitoring equipment.
South African Defence Budget Up
South Africa's defence budget has increased. The Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) document released last-week with the country's Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan's annual...
