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SECURITY & DEFENSE • ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia says it has received 12 Russian Su-35 jets

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that the country received 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets and plans to acquire S-400 air-defense systems, according to Al Jazeera. The announcement comes amid fighting in Tigray and Amhara.

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The military acquisition could affect security dynamics in the Horn of Africa. The articles do not identify a direct effect on the United States.