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Mozambique
Lionel Dyck's private army struggles in Cabo Delgado despite Panzer Logistics and STTEP reinforcements

President Filipe Nyusi is unhappy with the approach to containing the insurrection in Cabo Delgado proposed by Dyck Advisory Group and its subcontractors, the arms trader Panzer Logistics and the private security firm STTEP International. [...]

Published on 02/11/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Bernardino Rafael
Brett Monroe
Duncan MacArthur
Dyck Advisory Group
Executive Outcomes
Filipe Nyusi
Frelimo
Hendrik Bam
Jacky d'Almeida
Lionel Dyck
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South African Defence Forces
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Archipelago sets its helicopters to work for Filipe Nyusi's police

Like the Dyck Advisory Group, Archipelago, the helicopter operator now working for the Mozambican police and interior minister Amade Miquidade, is linked to the group of companies in charge of protecting national parks. It is also active in tourism in Cabo Delgado.

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With Total demanding significant security guarantees from the Mozambican military, Nyusi is currently without a chief of staff after the incumbent died less than a month after his appointment. His successor will be faced with the task of protecting the gas majors from the jihadist insurrection, which is hindering the extraction of the country's natural resources.

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Dyck Advisory Group scales down activities but keeps its contract

Although it has put its activities on hold in recent months, the Dyck Advisory Group retains its contract to mentor the police in the face of the Cabo Delgado uprising.

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Pretoria probes Dyck Advisory Group's activities

South African authorities have begun investigating Dyck Advisory Group and its partners, Duncan Mac Arthur and STTEP International.

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Paramount and Lionel Dyck massively boost Nyusi's firepower

Defence firms Dyck Advisory Group and Paramount have cornered the counter-insurgency market in Mozambique. Paramount will provide the army with ground an air support, while Dyck is extending his collaboration with the police. Both are due to heavily equip Mozambique's forces.

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Cabo Delgado governor Tauabo gets Saudi help to battle jihadists

The governor of Cabo Delgado, Valige Tauabo, tries to persuade Saudi Arabia to help finance President Filipe Nyusi's war against jihadist rebels in his gas-rich province.

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Cabo Delgado: Dyck Advisory Group heading towards mid-flight crash

The presence of several execs from private security group STTEP has done little to boost morale among the Dyck Advisory Group's staff.

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Dyck Advisory Group operates as humanitarian firm in Cabo Delgado

To be part of the military operations carried out against the Cabo Delgado insurgency despite the strict lockdown measures imposed on the region, Lionel Dyck has reinvented himself as a humanitarian aid operator.

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Angela Merkel makes surprise entry into EU talks on Cabo Delgado

France, Portugal, and Italy are not the only ones paying attention to the conflict in northern Mozambique. Other members of the European Union, chief among them Germany, are increasingly interested in Maputo, both by offering their good offices and in seizing economic opportunities.

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Cabo Delgado: Nyusi still prefers private military to EU assistance

Portugal would like to somehow get involved in military operations in Cabo Delgado, as would France, which wants to defend Total's interests there. But President Filipe Nyusi is refusing any such foreign state participation and is exclusively relying on the Dyck Advisory Group

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Mozambique, United States
Crisis Response and Washington sign five-year pledge with Maputo over Cabo Delgado

The $3.5 million contract secured by the defence services provider to advise the Mozambican military reflects US strategic interests in the region.

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Mozambique
Dyck Advisory Group deploys on ground to counter Cabo Delgado insurrection

To coordinate ground offensives more effectively with the aerial bombardments being conducted by his aircraft against the self-proclaimed jihadist insurrection, Colonel Lionel Dyck is overseeing training for the Mozambican police.

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Cabo Delgado: Hendrik Bam, the linchpin of Dyck Advisory Group's operations

Ex-British paratrooper Hendrik Bam is playing a role in the counter-insurrection being led by the Dyck Advisory Group in northern Mozambique. He was also involved in Lancaster 6's moves in Libya last year.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 21.08.2020

Mozambique
Limpopo park provides discreet transit route for Dyck Advisory Group

Lying conveniently on the South African border, Limpopo National Park is a key transit area for former colonel Lionel Dyck's operations in Mozambique. The supply route may be relatively unobtrusive, but is raising hackles in Pretoria.

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Spotlight | Libya, Mozambique, South Africa
Aviation service provider Christiaan Durrant casts his shadow over Cabo Delgado

Helicopters currently stationed in Libya could soon been deployed to Mozambique's oil-rich province where a jihadist insurrection continues to smoulder. The aircraft were reportedly supplied by Durrant's firm Lancaster 6.

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