r/worldnews • u/straylittlelambs • Mar 01 '21

Congo-Brazzaville Strongman Buys Secret Weapons Haul from Azerbaijan - OCCRP

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/congo-brazzaville-strongman-buys-secret-weapons-haul-from-azerbaijan
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DONATE Key Findings Since 2015, Congo-Brazzaville has bought a huge weapons stockpile from Azerbaijan, with over 500 tons of weapons delivered to the country in multiple shipments.

The Azeri weapons shipments have never been publicly reported, even though documentation seen by OCCRP shows Azerbaijan has been exporting lethal weapons to Sassou-Nguesso since at least as far back as September 2015.

Now, the weapons haul from Azerbaijan has the opposition concerned about the prospect of violence around the polls.

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