On 23 August, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Technology company announced in a post on its X account that trainees from Kenya completed their Bayraktar TB2 UAV training at the Baykar… Continue reading "Kenya Will Soon Become The Newest African Operator Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
There may be hope for a cessation of hostilities on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where government forces have been battling a resurgent rebel group… Continue reading "M23 Rebels Open To Dialogue With Government After Ceasefire"
Katmerciler, a Turkish armored vehicle manufacturer, will export 118 vehicles to Kenya worth $91.4 million. The package agreement’s overall value is 91 million 415 thousand 182 dollars, which includes 118… Continue reading "Kenya Buys 118 HIZIR 4×4 Armored Combat Vehicles From Turkey"
The Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), General Paul Funk, has been appointed to conduct an independent review of US Africa Command’s investigation into the… Continue reading "Independent Review Of AFRICOM Manda Bay Attack Investigation To Be Conducted"
AFRICOM (US Africa Command) have reportedly requested authority to conduct drone strikes within Kenya. Along with providing close air support for US or Allied troops, including Kenyan partner forces, the… Continue reading "US Aims To Expand Drone Ops into Kenya"
Early on 5 January 2020, jihadist terrorists from the Somalia-based al-Shabaab attacked Camp Simba, a joint Kenyan/US facility at Manda Bay, Kenya. Simba, south-west of the Somali border, is a… Continue reading "US SOF Base in Kenya Attacked by al-Shabaab"