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Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

The French defence giants, encouraged by Paris, have offered to sell surveillance drones to the Chadian army. But they are put off by N'Djamena's disastrous finances and are keenly aware that they could lose out to Turkey as "Kaka" and Erdogan grow closer. [...]

Published on 04/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Armee nationale tchadienne
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Niger, Turkey
Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

After having chosen Turkish TB2 combat drones and Hurkus attack aircraft, Niamey is also likely to choose armoured vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina and electronics expert Aselsan to boost its military capability.

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Nurol Makina's armoured vehicle Ejder Yalcin model.

Senegal
Airbus, Arquus and Safran schmooze African decision-makers at Dakar Forum

French defence industry giants, hoping to beat off stiff competition in Africa with solid support from Paris, used the Dakar Forum to cosy up to the continent's leaders and try to consolidate their positions.

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Macky Sall, President of Senegal, at the Dakar International Forum for Peace and Security.

Nigeria
Police boost defences with new TAG armoured vehicles to face Boko Haram

US-Emirati armoured vehicle manufacturer The Armored Group (TAG) has equipped the Nigerian police with three armoured vehicles to secure Borno State, in the north-east of the country. A total of twenty vehicles are to be delivered.

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Niger
Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

Actively courted by its Turkish ally, which wants to provide it with surveillance aircraft that can also carry out strikes, Niger is negotiating in parallel with the German group Aerodata to buy two Beechcraft equipped with ISR technology.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 15.11.2021

Chad
Glencore appoints advisers for debt relief talks with N'Djamena

Chad's biggest creditor, oil trading house Glencore, has enlisted an advisory bank to guide it through talks on restructuring N'Djamena's debt under the aegis of the Paris Club.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 08.11.2021

Chad
Army embraces 'tailored' TAG vehicles as rebel threat resurfaces

Faced with the probable resumption of rebel attacks, the Chadian army has been increasing its fleet of armoured vehicles. The new arrivals include a dozen TAG pick-ups tailored to meet the army chiefs' very specific demands.

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Turkey, West Africa
Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

Fierce competition has broken out between the two giants of the Turkish defence sector over Niger, a market Ankara has had a lock on for the past decade.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 04.10.2021

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.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.09.2021

Chad, France
French delay on military sales dismays N'Djamena

The French government commission whose green light is needed for the sale of Safran ISR equipment to Chad's air force has twice postponed its decision, to the great displeasure of N'Djamena, which has only a few months to equip its planes before rebels launch their seasonal spring offensive.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 14.09.2021

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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

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Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

Niger, Turkey
Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

Senegal
Airbus, Arquus and Safran schmooze African decision-makers at Dakar Forum

Nigeria
Police boost defences with new TAG armoured vehicles to face Boko Haram

Niger
Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

Chad
Glencore appoints advisers for debt relief talks with N'Djamena

Chad
Army embraces 'tailored' TAG vehicles as rebel threat resurfaces

Turkey, West Africa
Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

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

Chad, France
French delay on military sales dismays N'Djamena