In defiance of a global recession that halved Africa’s growth, military spending on the continent rose by 5.2 per cent, a new study shows. The region's total military expenditure in 2010 in real terms was an estimated $30.1 billion, according to new analysis from the Stockhom International Peace Research Institute. Angola, recovering from three decades of civil war, set the pace with a 19 per cent increase in real terms, or $600 million in 2009 prices.