Somalia
Private security heavyweights vie for EUCAP contract

Somalia
French security firm Amarante off to a rough start

Six months after beginning its mission to protect a European Union programme in Somalia, the private outfit has had to review some of its contracts there, provoking a backlash from several consultants.

Libya
Amarante International loses its EU security contract

The French security firm has suffered another setback in Libya, where it thought it had a European Union deal in the bag.

Somalia
Canada's Cowater International touches down in Mogadishu

Canada's Cowater International will be helping the EU roll out its "Green Pact" in Somalia.

Somalia
Physical Risk shakes up private security scene in Mogadishu

Active until now in Somaliland and Puntland, Physical Risk Solutions can henceforward bid for contracts in the rest of Somalia.

Somalia
Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Hart Nationwide, a very active service provider in Mogadishu, has been entrusted with the task of providing security the United Nations mission in Somalia, for the next three years.

Irena hiring, Apus Intelligence and the Balkans, Geos defeated

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisIrena boosts its team with private security veteran

London/TiranaA new Balkans boutique firm

ParisAfter losing out on EUCAP Somalia, Geos defeated at European Court of Justice

Ergo, Vantage, G3, Silverbridge, Audere, Amarante, GEOS, Baubigeat Zeller

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Washington, London and Paris.

Belstone Dart protects European diplomats in Mogadishu

According to Intelligence Online's sources, Belstone Dart International has been awarded the contract to protect EUCAP Somalia, the EU capacity-building [...]