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Turkey unleashes hard power wave in Africa with drone sales

Requests flow in for game-changing devices after Azerbaijan victory

Baykar showcases its armed drone Bayraktar TB2 during TEKNOFEST in Istanbul in September.

ISTANBUL -- In January, Ugandan media showed a large convoy of armored personnel carriers driving through downtown Kampala, the capital, days before the general election. Turkish defense analysts identified the vehicles as made in Turkey.

Was the move intended to maintain security or intimidate the opposition with a show of force? 

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