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Uganda
German companies make beeline for Kampala

A delegation of German businesses recently travelled to Kampala. On 18 February, representatives from Mühlbauer, ADVA Optical Networking, Aerodata and [...]

Free access Business 28.02.2020

In Focus | Morocco
Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

The question was discreetly discussed, according to our sources, during the visit of French defence minister Florence Parly to Rabat on February 6. She had a meeting with her opposite [...]

Subscribers only Defence 24.02.2020

The multi-mission frigate Mohammed VI delivered by Naval Group in 2014.

Mali
CAE, MAG and Leonardo among the contenders for MINUSMA's spy plane contract

The world's specialist airborne intelligence contractors, who are already active in the Sahel for the French and American armies, are [...]

Subscribers only Business 21.02.2020

Spotlight | Algeria
Saïd Chengriha resumes hunt for aerostats without Lockheed

Less than two months after having succeeded army chief of staff Ahmed Gaïd Salah, Saïd Chengriha has relaunched the National Popular Army's (ANP) procurement programme. The first item on his menu is the huge contract for surveillance aerostats for the [.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 13.02.2020

Algeria
Sonatrach continues to place its trust in Kouninef-linked Secur

Sonatrach awarded the Secur group a 129-million-dinar contract on February [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.02.2020

Mozambique, Tanzania
PAL Aerospace, AFRICOM's lookout in the Mozambique Channel

Contracted in mid-September by AFRICOM (US Africa Command) to monitor the Seychelles' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (see our article dated [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2019

Senegal
New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Appointed in September as the chief of staff of the armed forces, the general and aviator Birame Diop has been [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 04.12.2019

Niger
France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

The Nigerien National Guard (GNN), commanded by General Mahamadou Sidi, took delivery of three DT-26 surveillance drones built by French [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2019

Ivory Coast
Emmanuel Macron's Ivorian schedule

Contracts, a meeting with students and a select dinner will all feature on the agenda of Emmanuel Macron's first visit to Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2019

Senegal
Thales installs long-range radar at unfinished bases

The French electronics company Thales has begun to install two [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.11.2019

Africa
Chad, the latest eldorado for ID companies

After the DRC and prior to Ivory Coast, providers of identity checks have descended on N'Djamena in the hope of winning the contract to update the electoral register in advance of the parliamentary elections.

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2019

Morocco
Idemia delivers new biometric ID cards to the DGSN

France's Idemia has delivered new generation electronic national ID cards (CNIE) to national security directorate DGSN, according to our sources.This [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.10.2019

Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

Canada's PAL Aerospace has been carrying out maritime surveillance flights in the exclusive economic zone of the Seychelles since September at the request of US military command Africom. The mission could open up new prospects in Africa for the private sector airborne intelligence company.

Subscribers only Business 27.09.2019

France, North Africa
Christophe Farnaud is Jean-Yves Le Drian's new North Africa man

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has appointed Christophe Farnaud [...]

Subscribers only 04.07.2019

In Focus | Somalia
Deputy intelligence director Fahad Yasin is UN sub-contractor in fight against Al Shabaab

To counter the Al Shabaab Islamist movement which makes great use of social media, the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have set up a wide-ranging information campaign. The campaigns advance positions are represented by a host of local radio stations situated at the heart of Al Shabaab's zone of influence.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 01.07.2019

Local radio stations related to Fahad Yasin in Somalia.

France, Ivory Coast
High-level negotiations over budgetary helping hand

Struggling to balance its budget, Abidjan has discreetly requested €250 million from France. Paris is hesitating, but fears that a refusal will impact the Abidjan urban train contract being carried out by French firms.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2019

Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam networks at Bilderberg

Tidjane Thiam, the Franco-Ivorian CEO of Credit Suisse, was the only African to be invited to the 67th Bilderberg annual [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2019

Ethiopia
Troops of Addis and Paris march to same drum

The military partnership between Ethiopia and France will not be [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.03.2019

Document | Ethiopia, France, Kenya
French businesses accompany Emmanuel Macron to Horn

Some 50 firms (defence, urban planning, the environment…) hope to profit from the presidential visit.

Subscribers only Business 08.03.2019

Spotlight | Africa, France
Paris to play secret military card to regain control

Weakened in its sphere of influence, France is putting into place a comprehensive strategy to secure its investments in conflict zones. An exclusive investigation.Special missions - In early December, a group of reservists employed by French companies visited Menaka in [.

Subscribers only Business 13.02.2019

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Thales

Uganda
German companies make beeline for Kampala

In Focus | Morocco
Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

Mali
CAE, MAG and Leonardo among the contenders for MINUSMA's spy plane contract

Spotlight | Algeria
Saïd Chengriha resumes hunt for aerostats without Lockheed

Algeria
Sonatrach continues to place its trust in Kouninef-linked Secur

Mozambique, Tanzania
PAL Aerospace, AFRICOM's lookout in the Mozambique Channel

Senegal
New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Niger
France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Ivory Coast
Emmanuel Macron's Ivorian schedule

Senegal
Thales installs long-range radar at unfinished bases

Africa
Chad, the latest eldorado for ID companies

Morocco
Idemia delivers new biometric ID cards to the DGSN

Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

France, North Africa
Christophe Farnaud is Jean-Yves Le Drian's new North Africa man

In Focus | Somalia
Deputy intelligence director Fahad Yasin is UN sub-contractor in fight against Al Shabaab

France, Ivory Coast
High-level negotiations over budgetary helping hand

Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam networks at Bilderberg

Ethiopia
Troops of Addis and Paris march to same drum

Document | Ethiopia, France, Kenya
French businesses accompany Emmanuel Macron to Horn

Spotlight | Africa, France
Paris to play secret military card to regain control

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Thales

Uganda German companies make beeline for Kampala

In Focus | Morocco Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

Mali CAE, MAG and Leonardo among the contenders for MINUSMA's spy plane contract

Spotlight | Algeria Saïd Chengriha resumes hunt for aerostats without Lockheed

Algeria Sonatrach continues to place its trust in Kouninef-linked Secur

Mozambique, Tanzania PAL Aerospace, AFRICOM's lookout in the Mozambique Channel

Senegal New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Niger France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Ivory Coast Emmanuel Macron's Ivorian schedule

Senegal Thales installs long-range radar at unfinished bases

Africa Chad, the latest eldorado for ID companies

Morocco Idemia delivers new biometric ID cards to the DGSN

Canada, Seychelles Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

France, North Africa Christophe Farnaud is Jean-Yves Le Drian's new North Africa man

In Focus | Somalia Deputy intelligence director Fahad Yasin is UN sub-contractor in fight against Al Shabaab

France, Ivory Coast High-level negotiations over budgetary helping hand

Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam networks at Bilderberg

Ethiopia Troops of Addis and Paris march to same drum

Document | Ethiopia, France, Kenya French businesses accompany Emmanuel Macron to Horn

Spotlight | Africa, France Paris to play secret military card to regain control

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Uganda
German companies make beeline for Kampala

In Focus | Morocco
Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

Mali
CAE, MAG and Leonardo among the contenders for MINUSMA's spy plane contract

Spotlight | Algeria
Saïd Chengriha resumes hunt for aerostats without Lockheed

Algeria
Sonatrach continues to place its trust in Kouninef-linked Secur

Mozambique, Tanzania
PAL Aerospace, AFRICOM's lookout in the Mozambique Channel

Senegal
New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Niger
France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Ivory Coast
Emmanuel Macron's Ivorian schedule

Senegal
Thales installs long-range radar at unfinished bases

Africa
Chad, the latest eldorado for ID companies

Morocco
Idemia delivers new biometric ID cards to the DGSN

Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

France, North Africa
Christophe Farnaud is Jean-Yves Le Drian's new North Africa man

In Focus | Somalia
Deputy intelligence director Fahad Yasin is UN sub-contractor in fight against Al Shabaab

France, Ivory Coast
High-level negotiations over budgetary helping hand

Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam networks at Bilderberg

Ethiopia
Troops of Addis and Paris march to same drum

Document | Ethiopia, France, Kenya
French businesses accompany Emmanuel Macron to Horn

Spotlight | Africa, France
Paris to play secret military card to regain control