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Cameroon
Air force is big loser in defence spending

Faced with a substantial threat from Boko Haram and the Anglophone armed groups of Ambazonia, the ill-equipped Cameroonian air force is struggling to cope. Only a significant increase in its budget is likely to improve the situation. [...]

Published on 20/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Cameroon
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Cameroon
Mi-17 army helicopters remain grounded despite military cooperation agreement with Moscow

Cameroon
Israeli securocrat Eran Moas behind Augentic-IN Group's push for ID cards

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