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Morocco
Islamabad, discreet supplier to the Royal Armed Forces

In recent years, Morocco and Pakistan have stepped up their military cooperation, notably through the sale of optical equipment for the armed forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 24.03.2025

Inner circles | Burkina Faso
Chinese adviser, traditional hunter, banker... a deep dive into Ibrahim Traoré's business circles

Captain Ibrahim Traoré in Niamey in July 2024. © AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Business 21.03.2025

Guinea
Audit casts doubt on quality of UAE army equipment

A technical audit commissioned by Conakry to evaluate the equipment acquired by the army and security forces from the UAE-based Streit Group has revealed numerous shortcomings.

Subscribers only Defence 21.03.2025

Somalia
Divisions and disorganisation behind al-Shabaab's dramatic counter-attack on Mogadishu

Security forces are dispatched to the scene following a bomb attack launched against the president's convoy in Mogadishu on 18 March 2025. © Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via AFP

Subscribers only Defence 21.03.2025

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Air force in major drive to upgrade its underpowered fleet

An Mi-24 helicopter during celebrations of the 64th anniversary of Ivory Coast's independence in Bassam on 7 August 2024. © Celeste Diom/Matrix Images/Reuters

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2025

Libya
General Hassan al-Zadma crystallises tribal tensions in Fezzan

The conflict between the head of the 128 Brigade, Hassan al-Zadma, and the Haftar clan is creating hostility among the Toubous and the Ouled Suleiman. This could compromise General Khalifa Haftar's alliances, including with Niger.

Free access Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 20.03.2025

Cameroon
France's DCI in deep water over EU maritime safety contract

An audit looking into the management of the European maritime security project PASSMAR has damaged the reputation of Défense Conseil International. Its Swiss competitor Coginta could take over the contract, which is up for renewal.

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2025

Djibouti
Djibouti negotiates down payment before ratifying new military treaty with Paris

The port republic, which had negotiated a significant increase in the rent that Paris pays under the new cooperation agreement, has obtained an advance payment for this year.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.03.2025

Egypt
Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

The United States has announced a reduction in its military funding to Egypt. This unprecedented decision could be the first step towards a wider review of their cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.03.2025

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Washington, DC on 14 December 2022.

Mali, Senegal
Behind Dakar and Bamako's military rapprochement

Widely publicised by their governments, increased cooperation between the Senegalese and Malian armies follows confidential guidelines given by President Faye earlier this year.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.03.2025

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during the Gambia's 60th Independence Day in Banjul, 18 February 2025.

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

A 30-year legal saga has ended after the East African Court of Justice rejected an appeal by François-Xavier Mironko against the Rwandan state over alleged unpaid bills for military gear he supplied.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 17.03.2025

Inner circles | South Africa
Who's who on Armscor's new board

At the end of last year, Defence Minister Angie Motshekga appointed a new board to oversee South Africa's arms procurement agency. While all the new members are well versed in how administration works, very few have a grasp of the realities of the military-industrial complex.

Subscribers only Defence 14.03.2025

South African Defense Minister Angie Motshekga in Cape Town, South Africa, July 2024.

Ivory Coast
DCI military firm subsidiaries to train army's drone operators

Atechsys and LVCim, subsidiaries of French military services company Défense Conseil International, have been tasked with training Ivory Coast soldiers in the use of drones as part of the EU’s €15m military assistance mission for the country.

Subscribers only Defence 14.03.2025

Spotlight | Central African Republic
President Touadéra turns once again to Russia

With nine months to go until the Central African Republic's presidential election, Faustin-Archange Touadéra is negotiating with Moscow on more cooperation in military, mining and political matters. This new shift further distances Bangui's Western partners.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 11.03.2025

Faustin-Archange Touadéra and Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, 16 January 2025.

Spotlight | Algeria, Nigeria
Abuja turns to Algiers to mediate with its Sahel neighbours to defeat terrorism financing

Faced with a deteriorating security situation, Nigerian financial intelligence is keen to revive regional cooperation in the fight against the funding of terrorism. To reconnect with Niger and Burkina Faso, they are looking for help from their Algerian counterparts.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.03.2025

In Ngarannam village, in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno State, an area hit by Boko Haram, 19 December 2022.

Cameroon
French arms broker lost in limbo of Cameroon justice system

Philippe Bourcier, who has been deprived of his passport since 2019 after an investigation was launched into former defence minister Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o, is still under house arrest in Cameroon.

Subscribers only Defence 10.03.2025

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco
Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

In dismantling USAID, the United States has effectively torn up its pledges of development aid for Morocco and Libya. But cooperation on security issues is set to continue.

Subscribers only Defence 07.03.2025

Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Washington, DC, on 27 February 2025.

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan goes shopping for cybersecurity and intelligence systems

Amid tensions in the run-up to the presidential election, Abidjan has been looking to cyberintelligence specialists for help in boosting the capacities of its security services. As part of this drive, the gendarmerie recently procured two IMSI-catcher surveillance systems from an Israeli supplier.

Subscribers only Defence 06.03.2025

Ivorian Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara in Port-Bouet military camp, Abidjan, on 20 February 2025.

Libya
Security firm Amarante expelled from Libya until further notice

French security company Amarante International has been told to leave the country after the FSA opened an investigation into its operations. The group is accused of failing to comply with the law over the conditions for awarding contracts to foreign firms.

Subscribers only Defence 05.03.2025

Nigeria
At IDEX show, army negotiates to buy over a hundred armoured vehicles

The Nigerian army was at the IDEX trade show in Abu Dhabi to negotiate the purchase of armoured vehicles, in particular from the Egyptian company Eagles International for Defense Systems.

Subscribers only Defence 05.03.2025

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Defence

Morocco
Islamabad, discreet supplier to the Royal Armed Forces

Inner circles | Burkina Faso
Chinese adviser, traditional hunter, banker... a deep dive into Ibrahim Traoré's business circles

Guinea
Audit casts doubt on quality of UAE army equipment

Somalia
Divisions and disorganisation behind al-Shabaab's dramatic counter-attack on Mogadishu

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Air force in major drive to upgrade its underpowered fleet

Libya
General Hassan al-Zadma crystallises tribal tensions in Fezzan

Cameroon
France's DCI in deep water over EU maritime safety contract

Djibouti
Djibouti negotiates down payment before ratifying new military treaty with Paris

Egypt
Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Mali, Senegal
Behind Dakar and Bamako's military rapprochement

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

Inner circles | South Africa
Who's who on Armscor's new board

Ivory Coast
DCI military firm subsidiaries to train army's drone operators

Spotlight | Central African Republic
President Touadéra turns once again to Russia

Spotlight | Algeria, Nigeria
Abuja turns to Algiers to mediate with its Sahel neighbours to defeat terrorism financing

Cameroon
French arms broker lost in limbo of Cameroon justice system

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco
Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan goes shopping for cybersecurity and intelligence systems

Libya
Security firm Amarante expelled from Libya until further notice

Nigeria
At IDEX show, army negotiates to buy over a hundred armoured vehicles

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Defence

Morocco Islamabad, discreet supplier to the Royal Armed Forces

Inner circles | Burkina Faso Chinese adviser, traditional hunter, banker... a deep dive into Ibrahim Traoré's business circles

Guinea Audit casts doubt on quality of UAE army equipment

Somalia Divisions and disorganisation behind al-Shabaab's dramatic counter-attack on Mogadishu

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Air force in major drive to upgrade its underpowered fleet

Libya General Hassan al-Zadma crystallises tribal tensions in Fezzan

Cameroon France's DCI in deep water over EU maritime safety contract

Djibouti Djibouti negotiates down payment before ratifying new military treaty with Paris

Egypt Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Mali, Senegal Behind Dakar and Bamako's military rapprochement

Rwanda Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

Inner circles | South Africa Who's who on Armscor's new board

Ivory Coast DCI military firm subsidiaries to train army's drone operators

Spotlight | Central African Republic President Touadéra turns once again to Russia

Spotlight | Algeria, Nigeria Abuja turns to Algiers to mediate with its Sahel neighbours to defeat terrorism financing

Cameroon French arms broker lost in limbo of Cameroon justice system

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Abidjan goes shopping for cybersecurity and intelligence systems

Libya Security firm Amarante expelled from Libya until further notice

Nigeria At IDEX show, army negotiates to buy over a hundred armoured vehicles

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Morocco
Islamabad, discreet supplier to the Royal Armed Forces

Inner circles | Burkina Faso
Chinese adviser, traditional hunter, banker... a deep dive into Ibrahim Traoré's business circles

Guinea
Audit casts doubt on quality of UAE army equipment

Somalia
Divisions and disorganisation behind al-Shabaab's dramatic counter-attack on Mogadishu

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Air force in major drive to upgrade its underpowered fleet

Libya
General Hassan al-Zadma crystallises tribal tensions in Fezzan

Cameroon
France's DCI in deep water over EU maritime safety contract

Djibouti
Djibouti negotiates down payment before ratifying new military treaty with Paris

Egypt
Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Mali, Senegal
Behind Dakar and Bamako's military rapprochement

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

Inner circles | South Africa
Who's who on Armscor's new board

Ivory Coast
DCI military firm subsidiaries to train army's drone operators

Spotlight | Central African Republic
President Touadéra turns once again to Russia

Spotlight | Algeria, Nigeria
Abuja turns to Algiers to mediate with its Sahel neighbours to defeat terrorism financing

Cameroon
French arms broker lost in limbo of Cameroon justice system

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco
Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan goes shopping for cybersecurity and intelligence systems

Libya
Security firm Amarante expelled from Libya until further notice

Nigeria
At IDEX show, army negotiates to buy over a hundred armoured vehicles