Kenya
Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

A Hizir armored vehicle.
A Hizir armored vehicle. © Katmerciler
The Turkish firm's clinching of a $70m contract to supply 118 armoured vehicles left its US and South African competitors for dust and, after its recent success in Uganda, marks its continued expansion in East Africa. [...]
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