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Turkey, Egypt, Kenya and Mali advance military and diplomatic initiatives in Middle East and Africa

Turkey seeks regional leadership while Egypt strengthens Mediterranean security ties, Kenya conducts joint drills with the US, and Mali backs Morocco in a territorial dispute.

2 publishers · 8 articles · first seen 24 Sept 2026 · updated 2h ago

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  1. africa.businessinsider.comAfrica’s strongest military joins Greece and Cyprus to build a faster regional response to threats
  2. businessinsider.comAfrica’s strongest military nation, alongside India and Turkey, listed as a country with a solution to Russia’s aggression on a very important trade route
  3. africa.businessinsider.comAfrica’s most powerful military and Middle East’s strongest back Trump’s Gaza plan after Egypt joins France, Italy and Greece for major Mediterranean war drill
  4. africa.businessinsider.comAfrica’s most powerful military warns Ethiopia as Egypt vows to protect its Nile water security over controversial mega-dam
  5. africa.businessinsider.comAfrica’s second most powerful army offers counterterrorism expertise to Benin as West African nation expands defence ties with US, UAE and Europe
  6. businessinsider.comA Russia-aligned West African country backs Morocco, a major US non-NATO ally, in territorial dispute long opposed by Algeria
  7. NPR WorldAmid changing dynamics in the Middle East, Turkey seeks to emerge as a leader
  8. businessinsider.comKenya and US military test defence of strategic East African base in first full-scale joint drill

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  1. Amid changing dynamics in the Middle East, Turkey seeks to emerge as a leader NPR World ·
  2. Kenya and US military test defence of strategic East African base in first full-scale joint drill businessinsider.com
  3. A Russia-aligned West African country backs Morocco, a major US non-NATO ally, in territorial dispute long opposed by Algeria businessinsider.com
  4. Africa’s most powerful military and Middle East’s strongest back Trump’s Gaza plan after Egypt joins France, Italy and Greece for major Mediterranean war drill africa.businessinsider.com
  5. Africa’s most powerful military warns Ethiopia as Egypt vows to protect its Nile water security over controversial mega-dam africa.businessinsider.com
  6. Africa’s second most powerful army offers counterterrorism expertise to Benin as West African nation expands defence ties with US, UAE and Europe africa.businessinsider.com
  7. Africa’s strongest military nation, alongside India and Turkey, listed as a country with a solution to Russia’s aggression on a very important trade route businessinsider.com
  8. Africa’s strongest military joins Greece and Cyprus to build a faster regional response to threats africa.businessinsider.com

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