Ivory Coast
Army pays price for hefty Africa Cup expenditure

Following substantial investment in organising Africa's top football tournament, the government is in arrears to its defence suppliers. And this is having a knock-on effect on the army. [...]
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Ivory Coast
Chinese defence giant Norinco set to land FACI armoured vehicle contract

The Ivorian army is close to placing a firm order for some 50 Chinese infantry fighting vehicles to boost its capacity to deal with the insurrection threat posed by armed groups. Arms dealers Gaby Peretz and Ben Moctar have quietly gone to work in Abidjan in an effort to take advantage of the demand for new equipment.

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