East Africa
Defence and security news from Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania and the Horn of Africa.
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Drone Strikes on Five Power Stations Black Out Sudan’s Southeastern Grid
Defence Mena illustration. Drone strikes on five power stations early on Monday 26 October left Sudan's southeastern grid in total darkness, the Sudan Electricity Holding...
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Al-Shabaab Claims It Killed 321 Somali Soldiers Near Leego. The Government Has Given No Toll
Defence Mena illustration. Al-Shabaab says it killed 321 Somali soldiers in an ambush between Leego and Jameeco on Monday 26 October, as a federal column...
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Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali Regional Forces Clash in Moyale as Kenya Sends Troops to the Border
A road leading to Moyale, the town divided by the Ethiopia–Kenya border (file photo, 2015). Credit: george kaguangi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Security...
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Why Egypt’s Long-Delayed Somalia Deployment Is About the Red Sea, Not Just Peacekeeping
Egypt is preparing to send roughly 1,091 troops to Somalia under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission, a deployment that has slipped for more...
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Kenya and Tanzania Are Building Very Different Militaries
Kenya and Tanzania share a border, a coastline and decades of wary cooperation inside the East African Community, but they have built their armed forces...
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Sudan’s Army Fields About 100 Pakistani Mohafiz-V Armoured Vehicles
Sudan's army has fielded around 100 Pakistani-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles since mid-2026, a delivery that gives the military a dedicated counter to the fast pickup...
