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Spotlight | Tunisia
US to be offered base in return for attack aircraft?

American defence groups are dive-bombing on Tunisia with self-interested backing from the Pentagon. According to our information, two light attack aircraft supply programmes have been launched simultaneously and one of them could open the way to a permanent American military [...]

Published on 21/03/2019 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Tunisia
Pentagon strengthens ties with the army despite the diplomatic crisis

The diplomatic stand-off between Joe Biden's administration and President Kais Saied has not prevented the US army from strengthening ties with the Tunisian military. #Tunisia

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

Tunisia
Tunisian army ties with US military boosted, starting with two spy planes

Despite raising concerns in Washington, President Kais Saied's coup has not called into question military cooperation between both countries. The Tunisian army is set to receive two Cessna aircraft transformed into spy planes by ATI Engineering Services and have its interoperability with its US counterpart strengthened.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.10.2021

Tunisia
Defence minister loses patience with US over purchase of training aircraft

The army is planning to directly finance the purchase of 8 planes now that Washington's involvement in buying 12 is not taking flight anytime soon.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.12.2020

Tunisia
Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

The US Department of State has kicked off the construction in Enfidha of a vast training facility for law enforcement officers, a project that has been gathering dust since 2012.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.07.2020

Tunisia
Thales, Lockheed, Raytheon, and Indra vie for military radar contract

Mobilized on the Libyan border, the Tunisian army keeps on re-equipping, despite significant budgetary contraints. New radar systems are on its shopping list.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 13.03.2020

Tunisia
Textron's attack aircraft will not be landing any time soon

The already announced sale to Tunisia of four Wolverine ground attack aircraft has still to find financing but Tunis could soon receive Cessnas converted for reconnaissance and combat duties.

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2020

The sale of four Wolverine AT-6C aircraft to Tunisia has been authorized by the United States.

Spotlight | Tunisia
Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

Kaïs Saïed's election as Tunisian head of state on October 13 seems unlikely to dampen the United States' enthusiasm for bilateral security cooperation. Tunisian military cooperation with the US is already intense, with new joint exercises planned in early 2020 [.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 31.10.2019

Tunisia
Turkey's TAI and Baykar race neck and neck for army drones contract

Public sector conglomerate Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and private sector operator Baykar Makina, which has links with the Erdogan clan, are bidding to supply the Tunisian army with military drones.

Subscribers only Business 18.10.2019

Tunisia
US fighter plane order hits air pocket

The American State Department's approval on October 10 of a possible sale of 12 Textron T-6C Texan training aircraft to [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 17.10.2019

Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

Canada's PAL Aerospace has been carrying out maritime surveillance flights in the exclusive economic zone of the Seychelles since September at the request of US military command Africom. The mission could open up new prospects in Africa for the private sector airborne intelligence company.

Subscribers only Business 27.09.2019

In Focus | Mauritania, Niger, United States
Khalidou Moussa Ba builds for the Pentagon all over West Africa

Construction group Gecoba, a preferred US Army partner company owned by Mauritanian national Khalidou Moussa Ba, has won contracts worth several million dollars in Central and West Africa since 2013. It is heavily involved, notably, in the construction of a huge strategic air base in Agadez in Niger.

Subscribers only Business 09.09.2019

The USAF air base in Agadez, a key building site for Gecoba, the group of Khalidou Moussa Ba.

Tunisia
Washington to provide two armed Cessnas

Tunisia's military should soon receive two Cessna Caravan 208 aircraft converted for ground attack use, as Maghreb Confidential predicted in [...]

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Tunisia
The United States speeds up its military deployment

The Pentagon is quietly beefing up its presence in Tunisia. [...]

Subscribers only Defence 18.04.2019

Tunisia
US-armed Cessnas to combat Jihadists

The Tunisian army, which is increasingly well equipped by the United States with helicopters, spy planes and drones, could soon [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2019

Tunisia
The US Army takes up its quarters

The American-Moroccan African Lion military exercise, which takes place each year near Agadir in Morocco, has spread over into Tunisia [...]

Subscribers only Politics 31.01.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

Relations between the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and Tunisia are visibly deteriorating. According to our sources in Tunis, the IMF, which is headed by Christine Lagarde, has postponed until further notice a visit to Tunisia planned for June 30 by [.

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IMF Managing Director Lagarde meets with Tunisia’s President Essebsi in Tunis.

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Pentagon strengthens ties with the army despite the diplomatic crisis

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Tunisian army ties with US military boosted, starting with two spy planes

Tunisia
Defence minister loses patience with US over purchase of training aircraft

Tunisia
Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

Tunisia
Thales, Lockheed, Raytheon, and Indra vie for military radar contract

Tunisia
Textron's attack aircraft will not be landing any time soon

Spotlight | Tunisia
Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

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Turkey's TAI and Baykar race neck and neck for army drones contract

Tunisia
US fighter plane order hits air pocket

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The United States speeds up its military deployment

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US-armed Cessnas to combat Jihadists

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The US Army takes up its quarters

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Tunisia Pentagon strengthens ties with the army despite the diplomatic crisis

Tunisia Tunisian army ties with US military boosted, starting with two spy planes

Tunisia Defence minister loses patience with US over purchase of training aircraft

Tunisia Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

Tunisia Thales, Lockheed, Raytheon, and Indra vie for military radar contract

Tunisia Textron's attack aircraft will not be landing any time soon

Spotlight | Tunisia Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

Tunisia Turkey's TAI and Baykar race neck and neck for army drones contract

Tunisia US fighter plane order hits air pocket

Canada, Seychelles Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

In Focus | Mauritania, Niger, United States Khalidou Moussa Ba builds for the Pentagon all over West Africa

Tunisia Washington to provide two armed Cessnas

Tunisia The United States speeds up its military deployment

Tunisia US-armed Cessnas to combat Jihadists

Tunisia The US Army takes up its quarters

Spotlight | Tunisia Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

Tunisia El Ghoul will further "americanise" the army

Tunisia Army coastal radar contract is earmarked for SRCTec

Tunisia USSOCOM spy plane reappears

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Spotlight | Tunisia
US to be offered base in return for attack aircraft?

Tunisia
Pentagon strengthens ties with the army despite the diplomatic crisis

Tunisia
Tunisian army ties with US military boosted, starting with two spy planes

Tunisia
Defence minister loses patience with US over purchase of training aircraft

Tunisia
Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

Tunisia
Thales, Lockheed, Raytheon, and Indra vie for military radar contract

Tunisia
Textron's attack aircraft will not be landing any time soon

Spotlight | Tunisia
Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

Tunisia
Turkey's TAI and Baykar race neck and neck for army drones contract

Tunisia
US fighter plane order hits air pocket

Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

In Focus | Mauritania, Niger, United States
Khalidou Moussa Ba builds for the Pentagon all over West Africa

Tunisia
Washington to provide two armed Cessnas

Tunisia
The United States speeds up its military deployment

Tunisia
US-armed Cessnas to combat Jihadists

Tunisia
The US Army takes up its quarters

Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

Tunisia
El Ghoul will further "americanise" the army

Tunisia
Army coastal radar contract is earmarked for SRCTec

Tunisia
USSOCOM spy plane reappears