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Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

The flagship Turkish defence company Turkish Aerospace Industries is leading a spirited commercial offensive in Central Africa against the backdrop of high tension between DRC and Rwanda. [...]

Published on 09.01.2023 at 05:00 GMT

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Cameroon, Rwanda
Turkish defence flagship TAI targets Yaounde after Kigali setback

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) failed to convince the Rwandan army to buy its Anka attack drones. Undeterred, the Turkish defence manufacturer is pursuing its sales offensive in Central Africa, starting with Cameroon.

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Chad attack aircraft grounded after delivery delays

General Idriss Amine Ahmed launched a plan to modernise Chad's air force attack capabilities several months ago, but it is still waiting for delivery of its Turkish Hurkus light attack planes. A plan to arm its Cessna aircraft, which was blocked by Belgian authorities, is also delayed.

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DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

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Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

The Rwandan president Paul Kagame has opened up to a number of his counterparts about his country's ties with the M23. But Western capitals, not least France, remain circumspect, and Kigali currently has the upper hand diplomatically over an increasingly isolated Tshisekedi.

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On the left the president of the DRC Félix Tshisekedi, on the right the president of Rwanda Paul Kagame

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Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Photos of the Rwandan army and its deployment to Mozambique have been on the front page for weeks and Rwanda's armed forces awant new weapons.

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi (centre), during a review of troops from both countries in Pembe, 24 September 2021.

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

DRC, Rwanda
Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

Cameroon, Rwanda
Turkish defence flagship TAI targets Yaounde after Kigali setback

Chad
Chad attack aircraft grounded after delivery delays

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DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

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Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique