Ethiopia: End the Drone Doctrine: Ethiopia Cannot Bomb Its Way to Peace

Ethiopia: End the Drone Doctrine: Ethiopia Cannot Bomb Its Way to Peace

Addis Abeba -- On 4 September 2025, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured the AeroAbay drone assembly plant and proudly declared that Ethiopia's "locally produced drones" are "key to defending the nation's economic gains" and essential to sustaining prosperity. "We are producing high number of suicidal drones," he announced, unmistakably signaling both their combat and reconnaissance roles. He praised the facility's capacity to build reconnaissance d…