Deadly skies: Drone warfare in Ethiopia and the future of conflict in Africa

“Drones were made for war! We purchased them for battle, not to parade them in the media,” Ethiopian army chief field-marshal Birhanu Jula told an Ethiopian state broadcaster in late 2023. “If we find groups of extremists, we will strike them!” he threatened, before adding that the Ethiopian air force does not target civilians in drone strikes. 


Satellite image likely showing Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, taken at the airport in Bahir Dar, the capital city of Ethiopia’s Amhara region


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