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Top 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
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Featured ArticlesTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Top 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
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File Photo/Somali Times The East African Standby Force commanders’ conference opened today in Mogadishu, opened by the Somalia State Minister of Défense, Omar Ali Abdi, and attended by officials
Somalia Puntland announced the provinces of Sool, Sanag and Cayn are part of its territory
File Photo Somali Times/ Somalia Puntland government flag The Puntland government welcomed the decision of the Dhulbahante Community Council that came out in Las Anod City on February 6, 2023,
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File Photo/Somali Times Kenya’s publicized policy of visa-free travel for Africans has created diplomatic tensions in the Horn of Africa, after it became clear that Somalia was excluded from the
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