France, Nigeria
French defence industry arrives in force in Abuja

Ivory Coast
Bpifrance champions French defence savoir-faire in Abidjan

Around 15 French businesses are expected in the Ivorian economic capital in late April to attend the third defence security forum run by Bpifrance to promote exports to Africa.

Ivory Coast
Bpifrance 'speed dating' event set to boost French defence industry

A defence security meeting in Abidjan scheduled for 13 to 16 March aims to match around 30 French companies with securocrats from Ivory Coast. The event will be headed up by Bpifrance and overseen by Paris.

Nigeria
MBDA and Abuja still mired in Exocet missile deal 30 years on

In October, the European missile manufacturer MBDA and the Nigerian Navy resumed the seemingly endless discussions aimed at reaching a financial agreement over the sale of Exocet missiles that have never been used by the navy.

Nigeria
Safran deploys to Abuja in hope of stealing a march on Turkish and Chinese rivals

Led by Pascal Saguez, the head of the drones and [...]

Nigeria
US defence giant PAE relaunches military cooperation between Washington and Abuja

The giant American defence services group, which was recently taken over by Amentum, is to reinforce the training of Nigerian Army units. Its contract is a first step towards the resumption of security cooperation between Nigeria and the US after more than a year of diplomatic tensions.

Spotlight | Nigeria
Abuja's Turkish TB2 drones deal conditional on Washington's green light

The Nigerian army has for several months been looking to buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones but sanctions issued by Washington and Ottawa on a key part of the equipment are holding up negotiations. Its only hope for a breakthrough is a 100% Turkish drone that would provide Ankara with its own strategic autonomy.

France, West Africa
France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Between now and 2025, the surplus stock of the French army will increasingly be channelled towards the coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea, which are contending with the spread of armed groups from the Sahel.

Anno.io, French navy, Keysight Technologies, XCI

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of technical intelligence providers.

Reston Brain drain at Anno.io.

Paris/Brest Athanor to renew French navy AIS.

New York US electronic warfare specialist Keysight Technologies loses CTO.

Aalborg Danish DPI firm XCI reorganises sales team.