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Madagascar
French embassy boosts defence team ahead of election

Four soldiers were deployed to Madagascar from France's DRM military intelligence directorate in early September to boost the French embassy's security teams on the island.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 17.11.2023

Gabon
Euler boosts Brice Oligui Nguema's intelligence-gathering capacities

Alexandre Taleb's Euler Data Solutions is set to provide Gabon's internal intelligence service with access to its big data analysis platform. The contract marks a third success for the French company in Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 16.11.2023

Spotlight | DRC
Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv on 25 October 2023. © Elad Malka (IMoD)/Handout/Anadolu

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2023

Ghana
European Union bails out Ghana's navy

The European Union is working on a new plan to support the Ghana Navy.

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2023

West Africa
French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

French President Emmanuel Macron with France's Chief of the Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard, in Villepinte, north of Paris, on 13 June 2022. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running Story - The Sahel security crisis 14.11.2023

Ivory Coast
French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

In its search for counter-drone security ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, host Ivory Coast has already used one French provider, MC2 Technologies, and is now looking at technology developed by another French firm, Cerbair.

Subscribers only Defence 08.11.2023

Uganda
Museveni fortifies Uganda army across multiple fronts

The security situation in Uganda has prompted the president to deploy yet more armed forces at home and abroad, while also taking the opportunity to promote allies to key positions and to purchase new arms.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.11.2023

Members of the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF), positioned on the Ugandan side of the border town of Bunagana, in the DRC, in March 2023.

DRC, Malawi
Malawi reinforces its MONUSCO contingent

South African armoured vehicle manufacturer OTT Technologies is due to deliver a batch of 30 personnel carriers in early 2024 to support the ramp-up of Malawian Defence Force contingents deployed in the DRC.

Subscribers only Defence 08.11.2023

Guinea-Bissau
Paris comes to Guinea-Bissau navy's rescue

France is preparing to donate a Zodiac-type speedboat to the Guinea-Bissau navy. The vessel is to be operational by January and conduct missions in the Bissagos Islands.

Subscribers only Defence 07.11.2023

West Africa
EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

The contract to provide 30 vessels as part of the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy has sparked interest from several fast rescue boat manufacturers.

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2023

Spanish civil guards and Ghanaian military personnel train on the Volta river, Ghana, 11 March 2023.

Spotlight | Niger
Behind the scenes in French army's high-risk withdrawal from Niger

The withdrawal of French forces from Niger, which began in October, has not so far run into any obstacles. The highly sensitive operation, which requires the services of a handful of private sector contractors, is nevertheless a major logistical challenge.

Subscribers only Defence 01.11.2023

A military truck of the Nigerien security forces, part of an escort to a French Army military convoy crosses the Lazaret district in Niamey on 10 October 2023.

Chad
French defence procurement agency invited to N'Djamena

At the Chadian authorities' request, a delegation from the French government defence procurement agency, the DGA, will travel to N'Djamena in early November.

Subscribers only Defence 31.10.2023

President of Chad's Transition Council Mahamat Idriss Deby (R) is seen next to Chad Army Chief of Staff, General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud (L) as they review troops during the 63rd Independence Day celebrations in N'Djamena on 11 August 2023.

Africa
MPs mull France's Africa policies

Members of the National Assembly's defence committee are preparing to visit several African countries after first meeting members of various other parliamentary groupings.

Subscribers only Defence 30.10.2023

Deputy Thomas Gassilloud, president of the Defence Committee of the French Assembly.

Kenya
Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map

Getting more Kenyan boots on the ground in UN missions would pay double dividends: it would help modernise the country's army and boost foreign revenue.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 27.10.2023

Uganda
Ugandan intelligence on the trail of Bobi Wine's networks

Following the arrest earlier this month of President Yoweri Museveni's main political rival, Ugandan intelligence is working to identify his alleged associates within the state apparatus.

Subscribers only Defence 25.10.2023

Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine, arrives in South Africa on 3 October 2023 to meet Ugandans living there.

Nigeria
Turkish defence groups go on offensive in Abuja

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is continuing to try to persuade the Nigerian high command to place an order for more attack helicopters, while, in its wake, electronics group Havelsan is hoping to win orders on its own account.

Subscribers only Defence 24.10.2023

A T-129 ATAK developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, in Ankara, Turkey.

Cameroon
EU ready to release €10m for Cameroon's army

CAMEROON | The EU is currently discussing the terms and conditions of military support for the Cameroonian army. That aid should amount to around €10m.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.10.2023

Ivory Coast
General Bassanté takes part in AFCON 2023 security

General Aly Badara Bassanté will be responsible for promoting "operational synergies" between Ivorian security forces and intelligence services during the 2023 African Cup of Nations.

Subscribers only Defence 23.10.2023

Inner circle | Niger
New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

An increasingly paranoid Nigerian junta has appointed the little-known cybersecurity expert as head of the external intelligence service. In his new role, he will have to contend with jihadist threats and possible foreign attempts to destabilise the regime.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2023

Abdourahmane Tchiani and other army commanders in Niamey, Niger, on 28 July 2023.

Libya
Washington accepts continuing Turkish military presence in Libya

With AFRICOM commander Michael Langley acting as go-between, the US is trying to convince Khalifa Haftar to allow Turkish soldiers to remain in the Tripoli region, as well as pushing for the expulsion of Wagner from Cyrenaica and Fezzan.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2023

General Michael Langley in Washington on Thursday 16 March 2023.

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Madagascar
French embassy boosts defence team ahead of election

Gabon
Euler boosts Brice Oligui Nguema's intelligence-gathering capacities

Spotlight | DRC
Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

Ghana
European Union bails out Ghana's navy

West Africa
French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

Ivory Coast
French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

Uganda
Museveni fortifies Uganda army across multiple fronts

DRC, Malawi
Malawi reinforces its MONUSCO contingent

Guinea-Bissau
Paris comes to Guinea-Bissau navy's rescue

West Africa
EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Spotlight | Niger
Behind the scenes in French army's high-risk withdrawal from Niger

Chad
French defence procurement agency invited to N'Djamena

Africa
MPs mull France's Africa policies

Kenya
Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map

Uganda
Ugandan intelligence on the trail of Bobi Wine's networks

Nigeria
Turkish defence groups go on offensive in Abuja

Cameroon
EU ready to release €10m for Cameroon's army

Ivory Coast
General Bassanté takes part in AFCON 2023 security

Inner circle | Niger
New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

Libya
Washington accepts continuing Turkish military presence in Libya

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Madagascar French embassy boosts defence team ahead of election

Gabon Euler boosts Brice Oligui Nguema's intelligence-gathering capacities

Spotlight | DRC Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

Ghana European Union bails out Ghana's navy

West Africa French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

Ivory Coast French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

Uganda Museveni fortifies Uganda army across multiple fronts

DRC, Malawi Malawi reinforces its MONUSCO contingent

Guinea-Bissau Paris comes to Guinea-Bissau navy's rescue

West Africa EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Spotlight | Niger Behind the scenes in French army's high-risk withdrawal from Niger

Chad French defence procurement agency invited to N'Djamena

Africa MPs mull France's Africa policies

Kenya Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map

Uganda Ugandan intelligence on the trail of Bobi Wine's networks

Nigeria Turkish defence groups go on offensive in Abuja

Cameroon EU ready to release €10m for Cameroon's army

Ivory Coast General Bassanté takes part in AFCON 2023 security

Inner circle | Niger New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

Libya Washington accepts continuing Turkish military presence in Libya

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Madagascar
French embassy boosts defence team ahead of election

Gabon
Euler boosts Brice Oligui Nguema's intelligence-gathering capacities

Spotlight | DRC
Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

Ghana
European Union bails out Ghana's navy

West Africa
French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

Ivory Coast
French counter-drone specialists jostle for AFCON contracts

Uganda
Museveni fortifies Uganda army across multiple fronts

DRC, Malawi
Malawi reinforces its MONUSCO contingent

Guinea-Bissau
Paris comes to Guinea-Bissau navy's rescue

West Africa
EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Spotlight | Niger
Behind the scenes in French army's high-risk withdrawal from Niger

Chad
French defence procurement agency invited to N'Djamena

Africa
MPs mull France's Africa policies

Kenya
Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map

Uganda
Ugandan intelligence on the trail of Bobi Wine's networks

Nigeria
Turkish defence groups go on offensive in Abuja

Cameroon
EU ready to release €10m for Cameroon's army

Ivory Coast
General Bassanté takes part in AFCON 2023 security

Inner circle | Niger
New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

Libya
Washington accepts continuing Turkish military presence in Libya