As Burkina Faso, Mali, and Nigeria face armed violence and insurgency, the military authorities of these countries have invested in the Turkish-made Bayraktar drone. But the military operations that used the Bayraktar drone have led to the killing of civilians instead of terrorists.
While this drone has been successful in some parts of the world, it has been a disaster in Africa. This reporting project asks, what happens when AI-powered drones are misused during warfare?