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The disappointing African firearm manufacturing industry.

I've been searching for African manufactured firearms but have found very meek results. Kongo Kingdom & Benin were said to be able to manufacture guns but I guess it was in the age of gunpowder-loaded rifles & flintlocks. Today, the only Sub-Saharan African manufactured firearm I can find is the OBJ-006 which is an AK-47 replica from Nigeria. In South Africa, we have the Vektor series which was made by the Apartheid government (who called themselves Europeans until the 1990s) & some MILKOR guns, MILKOR is owned by a Polish-South African. 

Nigeria's AK-47 replica, the OBJ006.

I asked Llama 3.2 AI to come up with the following list: 
Here's a list of some African-manufactured firearms:

Rifles
1. *South Africa*: R4/R5/R6 assault rifles (manufactured by Denel Land Systems)
2. *Egypt*: AK-47/Egyptian-made Maadi MISR 7.62mm assault rifle
3. *South Africa*: CR-21 bullpup assault rifle (manufactured by Denel Land Systems)
4. *Nigeria*: OBJ-006 assault rifle (manufactured by the Nigerian Defense Industries Corporation)

Pistols
1. *South Africa*: Vektor SP1/SP2 pistol (manufactured by Denel Land Systems)
2. *Egypt*: Helwan 9x19mm pistol (manufactured by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production)

Machine Guns
1. *South Africa*: Vektor Mini-SS machine gun (manufactured by Denel Land Systems)
2. *Egypt*: DShK heavy machine gun (manufactured under license)

Shotguns
1. *South Africa*: Truvelo Neostead shotgun (manufactured by Truvelo Armoury)

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there may be other African-manufactured firearms not included here. Additionally, some countries may manufacture firearms under license from foreign companies.

My vision: 
The AK-47 is the revolutionary rifle, the rifle of liberators & said to be among the most reliable. It is the gun on the flag of Mozambique. With better rifles on the market today such as the most commonly known AR-15 & the H&K G3, I think the AK-47 has somewhat become outdated. What we could do is reverse engineer the AK-47 & build on our design, make it more accurate & add a bayonet. Standardise the bullet size calibre for use on African-made pistols also. Then MASS PRODUCE bullets, pistols, rifles & sniper rifles with the same platform to have our own African-made firearm series for use in our militaries, you're welcome to name it after me. 

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