Boko Haram

Cameroon
New air force chief launches major fleet upgrade

At the initiative of General Benoît Bède Eba Eba, attack aircraft, transport helicopters and cargo planes that have been grounded for years are now the subject of an ambitious refurbishment plan.

Chad, Mauritania
French firm Milton supplies drones from Nouakchott to N'Djamena with EU funding

With support from European cooperation programmes, the French drone manufacturer began its activities on the continent by equipping the armies of Mauritania and Chad, two countries facing the jihadist threat on their borders.

Uganda
French firm Delair equips army with surveillance drones

Following negotiations, the drone manufacturer headed by Bastien Mancini has obtained a contract to deliver UX11 drones to the Uganda Peoples' Defence Force.

West Africa
ECOWAS standby force and the issue of funding

Under pressure from Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the sub-regional organisation is expected to present a funding project for a military standby force in the coming weeks. However, few are in favour of it seeing the light of day.

Nigeria
Interior minister to talk security in Helsinki

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is in Finland looking for inspiration for the surveillance of his country's own land borders, especially with Niger.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Morocco, Tanzania

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

NigeriaHadiza Bala Usman, Tinubu's indispensable confidant

MoroccoMajda Lakhfif, the kingdom's unofficial ambassador to Paris business school

TanzaniaNeema Mduma, cultivating AI just for farmers' needs

Cameroon
France's DCI in deep water over EU maritime safety contract

An audit looking into the management of the European maritime security project PASSMAR has damaged the reputation of Défense Conseil International. Its Swiss competitor Coginta could take over the contract, which is up for renewal.