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How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

Niamey is about to open a judicial inquiry into overbilling and fictitious contracts exposed in February by a Ministry of Defence audit. The Ukrainian company Motor Sich, which might be bought by a businessman close to Beijing, is caught up in the fray. [...]

Published on 15/07/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Barely elected as Niger's new president, Mohamed Bazoum wants to acquire a new attack helicopter for the air force. He intends to pursue other acquisitions in Eastern Europe, despite accusations of irregularities in contracts concluded in recent years with Ukrainian and Russian companies.

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Czech company LOM Praha is training Nigeria's L-39 pilots

State-owned Czech company LOM Praha is contributing to Nigeria's efforts to professionalise its air force. It is currently training Nigerian pilots at the CLV Pardubice air training centre in the Czech Republic.

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The Czech public company LOM Praha provides training for Nigerian Air Force pilots at the CLV Pardubice centre.

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As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

With a legal investigation now in full swing in Niger, the businessman Aboubacar Hima, aka "Petit Boubé", has relocated his military equipment brokerage firm BRID A DEFCON to the Czech Republic. This brings it closer to the Czech defence supplier DEFCON.

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Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Gintautas Barauskas, the low-profile representative of defence firms Aerodyne and EST Ukraine, is threatening to sue Niger for €2.2m while he himself is accused by the ministry of defence for his role in a fake competition scandal.

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Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

In April following an audit conducted by the defence ministry, the Nigerien judiciary opened an investigation into the affairs of Arquus/Renault Trucks. For its part, the French company, which supplied 75 vehicles to the Nigerien army between 2017 and 2019, is expecting Niamey to stump up the sum of €3.

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Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

In 2018, A-NSE, a French company currently in safeguard proceedings, supplied several surveillance blimps to Niger, which has yet to make payment. Niamey says in an audit the firm did not deliver what it ordered.

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The current vacuum in the White House is extending the Western, Chinese and Russian struggle for influence over Ukrainian assets such as the aircraft engine builder Motor Sich.

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The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

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How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

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Bazoum turns to Eastern Europe to beef up his air force

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Czech company LOM Praha is training Nigeria's L-39 pilots

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