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Can China Loosen Russia’s Grip on Algeria’s Armed Forces?
For six decades Algeria bought almost all its fighters, tanks and air defences from one supplier. New SIPRI data and a reported Chinese fighter deal...
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Can China Loosen Russia’s Grip on Algeria’s Armed Forces?
For six decades Algeria bought almost all its fighters, tanks and air defences from one supplier. New SIPRI data and a reported Chinese fighter deal show that grip loosening —...
Is Angola’s Military as Strong as Its Oil Wealth Suggests?
Angola fields one of Africa's largest militaries by personnel, but its hardware is still mostly Soviet- and Cuban-era stock from the civil war. Oil revenue is now funding selective modernisation...
EU and South Africa Hold First Peace, Security and Defence Dialogue in Pretoria
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Russia Gives Uganda a Military Repair Depot at Magamaga: What Museveni Commissioned
Museveni commissioned a Russian-donated mechanised major repair facility at Magamaga, plus marine, training and command facilities, on 21-22 October 2026. Here is what was handed over and what the $53...
Satellite Images Suggest Saudi Arabia Is Expanding Its al-Duwadimi Missile Plant: What the Analysis Shows
Satellite images analysed by FPRI researchers and reported by Reuters on 23 October 2026 show a new, larger casting-pit building at Saudi Arabia's al-Duwadimi missile plant. Here is what is...
Türkiye and Syria Draw Up Naval Cooperation Roadmap in Latakia
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