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Ethiopia, Kenya
German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

While actively prospecting for business with the Ethiopian authorities, who are currently engaged in suppressing an insurgency in Tigray, Grob Aircraft is also intending to consolidate in Kenya thanks to its planned pilots' academy. [...]

Published on 03.12.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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

Ethiopia, Kenya
German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

Kenya
Germany's Grob reinforces new Kenya Air Force training centre

Ethiopia
Secret service delegation tours Balkans to procure security equipment

Kenya
US firms compete for consulting contract with Kenya's expanding air force

China, Ethiopia
Addis uses Norinco's mobile bridges to root out Tigrayan resistance

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Ethiopia
IGAD summit: Abiy issues flat refusal to African Union

Ethiopia, Niger
US company Alutiiq to provide counter-terrorism training in Niamey and Addis Ababa

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

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Why Tigray is challenging Abiy

Ethiopia
Grob Aircraft to supply six additional trainer planes to Ethiopian Air Force

Kenya
H3 Aerospace boosts the Kenya Air Force's firepower against Al-Shabaab