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Erik Prince wins key security contract from Chinese-Congolese joint venture Sicomines

Erik Prince, head of Frontier Services Group. © MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Private security magnate Erik Prince's Frontier Services Group has just landed a major contract to protect the assets of Sicomines. The big Sino-Congolese mines-for-infrastructure joint venture is currently facing strong public criticism, as well as some perimeter security problems. [...]

Published on 01/12/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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