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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. [...]

Published on 29/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

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

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

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

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EU's maritime rescue millions missing at sea

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France’s Marck group wants to sell Haftar more speedboats