In Focus | Africa
Military equipment market leaders Marck and MagForce under attack from Turkish and Moroccan rivals

France's MagForce International and Marck groups, which have been the leading suppliers of equipment to West and Central African armies over the last two decades, are marking time as they battle with various forms of legal action. Rivals from emerging countries are taking advantage of their difficulties to establish themselves on this lucrative strategic market, led by Turkey's Barer Holding and Morocco's Casport. [...]
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A Nigerian army convoy in August 2016.
A Nigerian army convoy in August 2016. © Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
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