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Ethiopia, DR Congo lead East Africa's arms race

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Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan have been catching up and are now some of the biggest spenders in the East African Community (EAC) region.

Photo credit: Graphics | Gennevieve Awino Omondi

By  John Waweru

Data Journalist

Nation Media Group

A new report has ranked Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as East Africa’s military powers based on their military strength.

The 2024 GlobaFirepower (GFP), an index that ranks countries based on their war-making capability potential across land, sea and air, factors values related to manpower, equipment, and finances among others to formulate its rankings.

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