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Amarante International loses its EU security contract

The French security firm has suffered another setback in Libya, where it thought it had a European Union deal in the bag. [...]

Published on 09/11/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Amarante International loses its EU security contract

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Five Libyan firms in running for EU border mission security contract

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French security provider Amarante International packs its bags

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RADA wants its piece of the private security pie

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