@addisstandardeng · Post #21146 · 01/21/2026, 02:29 PM
News: Report tracks #UAE-linked cargo flights to #Ethiopian military base amid regional power struggle A cargo aircraft previously linked to the supply of weapons to armed groups in #Sudan has conducted multiple flights to Ethiopia in recent weeks, according to an exclusive investigation by the UK-based outlet Middle East Eye (MEE), raising questions about Ethiopia’s role in intensifying regional rivalries tied to the war in Sudan. MEE reported that an Antonov An-124 cargo plane operated by UAE-based Maximus Air, and allegedly linked to Emirati military logistics, made repeated flights between #Abu_Dhabi and #Harar_Meda airbase, the main base of the Ethiopian Air Force. Flight-tracking data reviewed by the outlet shows at least four trips to Harar Meda between 3 and 17 January, including one flight that later continued to Addis Abeba’s #Bole International Airport before departing for #Europe and #Asia. While the purpose of the flights remains unclear... Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=54681