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Kenya, US and UK Launch Trilateral Counter-Terrorism Hotline
Kenya, US and UK Launch Trilateral Counter-Terrorism Hotline
Kenya and US Forces Run First Full Base-Defence Exercise at Manda Bay
Kenya and US Forces Run First Full Base-Defence Exercise at Manda Bay
How Strong Is Iraq’s Military in 2026? Four Forces, Not One
How Strong Is Iraq’s Military in 2026? Four Forces, Not One
Who Supplies Africa’s Weapons?
Who Supplies Africa’s Weapons?
How the United States Became a Major Supplier to Morocco’s Armed Forces
How the United States Became a Major Supplier to Morocco’s Armed Forces
What Fighter Jets Does Egypt Operate?
What Fighter Jets Does Egypt Operate?
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Kenya, US and UK Launch Trilateral Counter-Terrorism Hotline

Kenya, US and UK Launch Trilateral Counter-Terrorism Hotline

Kenya's Counter-Terrorism Bureau, US Africa Command and the British High Commission have unveiled a toll-free hotline and online portal for the public to report al-Shabaab activity, going live on 15...

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Kenya and US Forces Run First Full Base-Defence Exercise at Manda Bay

Kenya and US Forces Run First Full Base-Defence Exercise at Manda Bay

Kenya Defence Forces and US troops at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, have completed their first installation-wide combined base-defence exercise, testing the facility's ability to detect and repel an attack six...

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How Strong Is Iraq’s Military in 2026? Four Forces, Not One

How Strong Is Iraq’s Military in 2026? Four Forces, Not One

Iraq fields a federal military, an elite Counter Terrorism Service, the Popular Mobilization Forces and a newly unified Peshmerga. This profile separates them and sets out what each operates, who...

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Who Supplies Africa’s Weapons?

Who Supplies Africa’s Weapons?

The US leads arms sales to Africa overall, but China leads in sub-Saharan Africa, Russia holds on despite a global export collapse, and Turkiye has overtaken France. SIPRI's 2021-25 data,...

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How the United States Became a Major Supplier to Morocco’s Armed Forces

How the United States Became a Major Supplier to Morocco’s Armed Forces

The United States supplied about 60% of Morocco's arms imports in 2021-25. This anatomy tracks F-16 Block 72, AH-64E, Abrams, HIMARS and missiles from approval to delivery, and how France,...

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What Fighter Jets Does Egypt Operate?

What Fighter Jets Does Egypt Operate?

Egypt flies American F-16s, French Rafales and Mirages, and Russian MiG-29s side by side, roughly 330 fighters in total. A breakdown of what is confirmed in service, what is on...

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