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From Madagascar to Cabo Delgado, the nine lives of Sofema's CN-235 plane

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

Mozambique

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The development of Cabo Delgado province's vast gas resources has brought with it the emergence of an armed insurgency, one that is yet to be clearly defined but is already impinging on Total and ExxonMobil's operations there. As the conflict worsens, President Filipe Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help. [...]

A CN-235 troop transport aircraft sold in 2019 by Sofema to Madagascar has just been delivered in new livery to Mozambique by Paramount. It will be deployed in the fight against Islamist insurgents in Cabo Delgado. [...]

Published on 21/11/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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From Abuja to Djibouti, the African ambitions of Sofema's new bosses

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South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

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Nyusi receives first ISR planes from Paramount

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President Andry Rajoelina proudly presented Madagascar's military with a transport plane when he came to power in 2019. But it is now stuck in South Africa, and the state is struggling to pay the maintenance bills for the 30-year-old aircraft.

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French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

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

Mozambique
From Madagascar to Cabo Delgado, the nine lives of Sofema's CN-235 plane

Mozambique
Army sources its new transport plane from Airbus

Africa
From Abuja to Djibouti, the African ambitions of Sofema's new bosses

Spotlight | Mozambique, South Africa
South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

Mozambique
Nyusi receives first ISR planes from Paramount

Madagascar
Rajoelina's military transport plane blocked in South Africa