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North Africa
Frontex's Mediterranean expenses shoot up as fast as its spy planes

The European agency will spend €150m to monitor the North African coast by plane and drone. Canada's PAL and the British Alto want to join existing providers CAE, DEA and EASP Air. The missions could extend to the Atlantic or even mainland Africa. [...]

Published on 16/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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European Court of Auditors
Fabrice Leggeri
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Mario Draghi
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DEA Aviation doing good Frontex business off Libyan coast

The British firm has emerged as the European Border and Coastguard Agency's leading subcontractor to tackle irregular migration from Libya. Under a Luxembourg flag, it also works for the EU's naval Operation Irini.

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Dabaiba wants radars, drones and patrol boats to keep migrants ashore

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Libya's Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

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Frontex beefs up presence in Canary Islands to tackle Atlantic migration

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State teams up with private sector to tackle growing piracy

Gabonese waters are facing an increasing number of pirate attacks and authorities are currently negotiating with major businesses to create a public-private fund to buy equipment. French naval shipyard Piriou is already on the front lines to sell its patrol boats.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.09.2021

Mauritania
Spain follows Italy and Turkey's lead by investing in African coastguards

Following the disappearance of around 50 African migrants off the coast of Mauritania in early August, Spain is to draw on European funding to strengthen the efforts it is making with Mauritanian coastguards to stop clandestine emigration.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.08.2021

Inner circles | Libya
Libyan Coast Guard under the influence of Libyan militias and foreign governments

With attempts by migrants to cross the Mediterranean from Libya on the increase and the European Union trying to set up its migration controls ever further from its own borders, Libya's coast guards are facing all kinds of pressures, from Libyans and foreign governments alike.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.07.2021

Rescued illegal migrants are taken to the Tripoli navy base in the capital of Tripoli.

European Union, North Africa
Frontex plans to fly surveillance balloons over southern Mediterranean

After testing two CNIM aerostats in the Aegean Sea, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency plans to deploy this surveillance equipment in North Africa to counter migratory flows.

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Libya, Tunisia
Rome to renovate third and last Libyan patrol boat in dry dock in Bizerte

The Italian interior ministry will channel EU funds into the rehabilitation of a Libyan coast guard vessel it pledged to renovate in 2017. The boat is to be in shipshape and the crew trained within a year.

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Tunisia
Tekever takes its drones to the Mediterranean to cash in on fortress Europe

The Portuguese maker of surveillance UAVs is to give Tunisia's defence ministry a demonstration of its wares. It has its eye on a slice of EU funding for programmes in Tunisia and Libya aimed at preventing irregular migrants reaching its borders.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 22.06.2021

Morocco
Madrid and Berlin extend olive branch as Rabat quietly backpedals

On the back foot in the face of Rabat's aggressive diplomacy and the prospect of security cooperation being curtailed, the German chancellor Angela Merkel and the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez have been actively seeking to defuse tensions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2021

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Spotlight | Mali
CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali has, after years of hesitancy, launched a tender for the provision of surveillance aircraft it sorely needs. A host of international providers with strong credentials will make for a tight race.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.09.2020

For the time being, Minusma has to make do with two Heron drones (above) and Hermes 900.

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

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After Frontex disappointment, Airborne ISR specialist PAL launches partnership with Thales

PAL Aerospace, which develops airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, has teamed up with defence electronics group Thales to design a maritime surveillance solution. This is welcome news given the company is struggling in Europe.

Subscribers only Intelligence Online 11.04.2022

Canada's PAL Aerospace gets foothold in European ISR

The EU border protection agency Frontex, already a big consumer of technology, has begun its selection of ISR suppliers, selecting Canada's PAL Aerospace, while CAE Aviation has yet to receive a call.

Subscribers only Intelligence Online 15.07.2021

Accusations withstanding, FRONTEX pushes on with technology drive

While its critics get louder, the European Union border management agency has been increasing the use of technology to conduct its missions.

Subscribers only Intelligence Online 04.02.2021

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European Union, North Africa Frontex plans to fly surveillance balloons over southern Mediterranean

Libya, Tunisia Rome to renovate third and last Libyan patrol boat in dry dock in Bizerte

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Senegal
Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

North Africa
Frontex's Mediterranean expenses shoot up as fast as its spy planes

Libya
DEA Aviation doing good Frontex business off Libyan coast

Spotlight | Libya
Dabaiba wants radars, drones and patrol boats to keep migrants ashore

Libya
EU calls for closer migration cooperation between Libya, Niger and Frontex

West Africa
Frontex beefs up presence in Canary Islands to tackle Atlantic migration

Gabon
State teams up with private sector to tackle growing piracy

Mauritania
Spain follows Italy and Turkey's lead by investing in African coastguards

Inner circles | Libya
Libyan Coast Guard under the influence of Libyan militias and foreign governments

European Union, North Africa
Frontex plans to fly surveillance balloons over southern Mediterranean

Libya, Tunisia
Rome to renovate third and last Libyan patrol boat in dry dock in Bizerte

Tunisia
Tekever takes its drones to the Mediterranean to cash in on fortress Europe

Morocco
Madrid and Berlin extend olive branch as Rabat quietly backpedals

Spotlight | Mali
CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

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