East Africa
Defence and security news from Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania and the Horn of Africa.
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Ethiopia’s Military Drones (2026): Bayraktar TB2, Akinci and the Full UAV Fleet
Ethiopia now flies drones from four foreign suppliers – Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci, Chinese Wing Loong, Iranian Mohajer-6 and, since January 2026, Russia's Kronshtadt...
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Ethiopia Receives First Su-35 Fighters From Russia, Says Four S-400 Batteries Will Follow
A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S taking off (file photo, 2020). Images of Ethiopia's own jets are described in the 28 October update below. Credit: Ministry...
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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...
