Can Abiy’s drones give him the upper hand in Ethiopia’s ‘full-blown war’?
Foreign-made drones helped turn the tide against Tigrayan forces advancing towards Addis Ababa in 2021. Five years later, Ethiopia has two drone factories and a fleet believed to number in the thousands, leaving Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s opponents facing far greater firepower in the skies as fighting spreads again.
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Foreign-made drones helped turn the tide against Tigrayan forces advancing towards Addis Ababa in 2021. Five years later, Ethiopia has two drone factories and a fleet believed to number in the thousands, leaving Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s opponents facing far greater firepower in the skies as fighting spreads again.
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- 49 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 28, 2026
- Byline
- Sheriff Bojang Jnr
- Source
- The Africa Report