Since 2019, a growing number of African states – among them Niger, Ethiopia, Togo, Sudan and Somalia – have acquired medium-altitude long-endurance (Male) drones. Among these types of drones, Turkey’s ...

Today, South Africa’s Denel Dynamics have finalised development of the Seeker 400, Africa’s only home-grown hunter-killer drone. As part of its shadow-war on what it calls the “arc of instability” ...

African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact Celia Lebur and Mathieu Rabechault with African bureaus AFP 1 hr ago 1 of 7 This photograph shows a Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drone ...

Africa is experiencing a rapidly expanding drone environment in terms of localised manufacturing, deployment and use, bringing a complex array of players and proxies. In combat, drones provide not ...

NIAMEY, Niger – For many people drones conjure up images of remotely piloted aircraft bristling with missiles, used for military ends. But in conflict-affected parts of Africa, versions of the ...

This photograph shows a Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drone aircraft at a Paris airport on June 15, 2025 - Copyright AFP Thomas SAMSON This photograph shows a Turkish ...

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