Ethiopia
Low-cost Chinese drones on display in Addis-Tigray propaganda war

The Zerotech Chinese drones shown by the head of the Ethiopian Air Forces on Ethiopian TV.
The Zerotech Chinese drones shown by the head of the Ethiopian Air Forces on Ethiopian TV. © ETV
Rebel forces in Tigray province claim that they have been bombed by Emirati combat drones, while Addis Ababa has been releasing images of its own drones, which are observation devices made by China's Zerotech. [...]
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