I. Cox
@IanECox
Posts on aviation, motoring, defense/security, conservation, infrastructure, and geopolitics vis-à-vis Africa. Documenter. Zambia is where it's at.
"The power which establishes a state is violence; the power which maintains it is violence; the power which eventually overthrows it is violence." - Kenneth Kaunda 🇿🇲
🚢 KNS Imara Undocking This late afternoon in Mombasa yard, KNS Imara , a tugboat for the Kenya Navy was successfully undocked. The tugboat underwent an extensive repair and maintenance, including a full engine overhaul to boost performance and reliability.
DRC 🇨🇩: Pictures from @clement_molin showing a chinese made Yitian self-propelled air defense system of the M23 supplied by the Rwandan 🇷🇼 Defense Forces.
DRC 🇨🇩: Pictures showing a chinese made Yitian self-propelled air defense system of the M23.
Who the f is Yusuf Ahmad anyway.. The whole article ends like an anti-Somaliland hit piece. Soon enough, many things will be revealed about Africa Is A Country.
This takedown of US Africa policy "experts," and specifically of J. Peter Pham, is hard-hitting, but doesn't demonstrate that Pham's case is representative. While it lambastes poor editorial standards in his publications, it too contains lots of typos! africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-gr…
#South_Sudan's president commends the role of #Abyei's local leadership in restoring calm and stability following an incursion by armed Mesiriya men from neighbouring #Sudan.
#Niger🇳🇪 - A US🇺🇸 military contractor "Berry Aviation" Dash 8-200 (reg. N406AV | #A4C2FF) arrived earlier at Niamey Airport from Stuttgart🇩🇪 (@USAfricaCommand HQ) via Djerba🇹🇳.
🇮🇹 In Italy, a plane caught fire mid-air and then crashed onto a highway The incident occurred in the city of Azzano Mella, in the province of Brescia. According to preliminary data, there were a man and a woman on the plane. They died.
The last part of this read is pretty dark: However, the commission states that according to aircraft documentation the aircraft had reached its end of life by 1998. There is no evidence that the aircraft underwent maintenance to extend its life despite claims by Aerolift, that…
Crash: Aerolift IL76 at Entebbe on Mar 9th 2009, impacted Lake Victoria after takeoff #IL76 #S9SAB avherald.com/h?article=4163…
🇺🇲🇬🇪🇷🇺 For several hours now, a Russian Air Force An-26 reconnaissance aircraft, which took off from Sochi, has been conducting surveillance over western Georgia from Abkhazian airspace. Most notably, the mission is being carried out under a false pretext, officially described as…
🇺🇲🇬🇪 A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster heavy military transport aircraft has arrived in Georgia and is currently operating near Tbilisi International Airport.
🇺🇲🇬🇪🇷🇺 For several hours now, a Russian Air Force An-26 reconnaissance aircraft, which took off from Sochi, has been conducting surveillance over western Georgia from Abkhazian airspace. Most notably, the mission is being carried out under a false pretext, officially described as…
#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫 Footage of a special forces unit conducting an air assault operation
Sudan 🇸🇩: Pictures showing a soviet made BRDM-2 armored personnel carrier of the SPLM-N in the South Kordofan, 2013.
The ANC’s love affair with dictators is hurting 🇿🇦. Their deference to Putin, Tehran & co. has now led the US House Foreign Affairs Committee to pass a bill to review SA’s trade benefits & impose sanctions on ANC cronies. We warned them: authoritarian friends come at cost.
South Africa made its choice when they abandoned America and our allies and sided with communists and terrorists. Today, my bill to fully review America’s relationship with South Africa and give President Trump the tools necessary to hold their corrupt government accountable…
One day soon I will build frame 1&2 on a 10 acre hillside property with a creak or stream. Ni move out of Nairobi, log out of the shitpost accs and never be heard from again. Might buy a horse and a side by side.
Dear beautiful people of Kenya🇰🇪 . The floor is yours. We are going to build the most affordable homes for as low as $5000 USD . Let this message reach everyone because this is good news.
Russia looking like it will increase investments in Mozambique... at times where not all is great between Mozambique and certain allies.
📽️ Watch this video Somali PM Hamza Barre, speaking in Mogadishu, launched a direct attack on federalism, claiming Somalia can only be rebuilt from the capital—not through what he dismissed as “villages,” referring to federal member states. Experts told Garowe Online that…
Nigeria issues fresh flood alert to 28 states, capital city eastleighvoice.co.ke/africa/184408/…
Sudan Govt Falcon 50 ST-PSR #07C005 returned to Port Sudan from an undetermined location (Khartoum?). Aircraft had departed earlier today. @sipjack1776 @Dinlas3
In #Kenya, Royal Apparel is scaling up sustainable manufacturing and creating thousands of jobs—especially for women—in the garment sector. With support from @IFC_org and @CanadaDev, we’re stitching together opportunity and inclusive growth. wrld.bg/GPR450VAOE6 @IFCAfrica