On par with outrageous fantasies such as “Ethiopia has started producing oil” or “Ethiopia will be one of the two great powers in the world within 30 years,” Abiy Ahmed has unveiled yet another delusion: Ethiopia will begin exporting combat drones within five years. Why?
Sources reveal that the rudimentary flying toys displayed yesterday are part of a desperate ploy to distract from the faltering Turkish drones in operation—most of which were being operated by foreign personnel and are now reportedly malfunctioning. The spectacle is nothing more than an attempt to project strength amidst the glaring weaknesses of a deteriorating military.
