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Niger
Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Gintautas Barauskas, the low-profile representative of defence firms Aerodyne and EST Ukraine, is threatening to sue Niger for €2.2m while he himself is accused by the ministry of defence for his role in a fake competition scandal. [...]

Published on 03/07/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Avantis Angola
Charlotte Van Heerden
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Vitaliy Ignatevich Krasnoselskyi
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Zaporizhzhya Regional Foreign Economic Association

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RSW's Short Tucanos spark trench warfare between budget and defence ministries

Having already come in for criticism in an audit conducted last year, the Nigerien defence ministry has again attracted the ire of colleagues at the budget ministry, who are concerned at the purchase, currently being finalised, of two Short Tucano aircraft from the American broker RSW.

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Niger
Bazoum turns to Eastern Europe to beef up his air force

Barely elected as Niger's new president, Mohamed Bazoum wants to acquire a new attack helicopter for the air force. He intends to pursue other acquisitions in Eastern Europe, despite accusations of irregularities in contracts concluded in recent years with Ukrainian and Russian companies.

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Niger
How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

Niamey is about to open a judicial inquiry into overbilling and fictitious contracts exposed in February by a Ministry of Defence audit. The Ukrainian company Motor Sich, which might be bought by a businessman close to Beijing, is caught up in the fray.

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Niger
As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

With a legal investigation now in full swing in Niger, the businessman Aboubacar Hima, aka "Petit Boubé", has relocated his military equipment brokerage firm BRID A DEFCON to the Czech Republic. This brings it closer to the Czech defence supplier DEFCON.

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Niger
Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

In April following an audit conducted by the defence ministry, the Nigerien judiciary opened an investigation into the affairs of Arquus/Renault Trucks. For its part, the French company, which supplied 75 vehicles to the Nigerien army between 2017 and 2019, is expecting Niamey to stump up the sum of €3.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 26.06.2020

Niger
Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

In 2018, A-NSE, a French company currently in safeguard proceedings, supplied several surveillance blimps to Niger, which has yet to make payment. Niamey says in an audit the firm did not deliver what it ordered.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.06.2020

Uganda
Jotov & Son and UkrOboronProm modernise Air Force's L-39 jets

Bulgarian defence equipment broker Ivaylo Jotov won the contract to restore Uganda's L-39 training and fighter jets but then subcontracted it to two subsidiaries of Ukrainian public sector conglomerate UkrOboronProm.

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Un jet L-39 de l'Uganda People's Defence Air Force.

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Mahamadou Issoufou gives Beijing cause to celebrate

Relations between Niger and China received a real boost at the 3rd Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing in early September, at which Mahamadou Issoufou was notable for his hands-on approach. In addition to neighbouring Chad, Beijing has [.

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Charlotte Van Heerden
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Oleg Krasnoselskyi
Panama Papers
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Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Niger
Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Niger, United States
RSW's Short Tucanos spark trench warfare between budget and defence ministries

Niger
Bazoum turns to Eastern Europe to beef up his air force

Niger
How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

Niger
As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

Niger
Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

Niger
Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

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Jotov & Son and UkrOboronProm modernise Air Force's L-39 jets

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