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Operation Barkhane strengthens its emergency care capacity

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

Sahel

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

Following the death on 5 September of two French soldiers, who were caught in the explosion of a crudely made bomb not far from Tessalit on the border between Algeria and Mali, the French army's health service is to set up a new intensive care and emergency surgery unit. [...]

Published on 14/09/2020 at 06:00 GMT

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

Sahel

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

France, West Africa
Paris issues fresh tender for Barhkane logistics

Bolloré's competitors now have until mid-January to eat into the French giant's transportation action in West Africa after France re-issued a request for bids it had abandoned.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 21.12.2020

France, West Africa
Bolloré gets a free run on contract to supply French troops in Barkhane and Sabre operations

By setting particularly short deadlines on tender calls for French army transport contracts in West Africa, France has pulled the rug from under the feet of potential competitors of the existing contractor, Bolloré group, which should thus be able to continue to provide its services.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 15.12.2020

Mali
TR Equipement supplies new Aeraccess drones to Malian army

TR Equipement recently supplied Aeraccess observation drones to the Malian armed forces and is also working with Dronengel to train local personnel, thereby promoting a trio of French security firms on the back of Malian funding.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.12.2020

West Africa
Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

Emirati group Ecolog was approached to challenge the Bolloré group for the contract to transport supplies to the French armed forces in the Sahel and Ivory Coast but, finally, failed to bid in time. It has nevertheless held on to its UN contract in Mali and is developing its business in South Sudan.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 26.10.2020

A group of Barkhane foot hunters during an operation to combat armed terrorist groups in Burkina Faso (2019).

Mali, United Kingdom
Barkhane's British contingent worried about Mali developments

Operation Newcombe, the British deployment to Operation Barkhane, is gathering information on the political and social situation in Mali to better understand the evolving security environment in the aftermath of the coup that led to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's resignation.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 07.09.2020

Algeria, West Africa
Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been trying for several weeks to bring his influence to bear on the situation in the Sahel. He is relying particularly on African Union peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui, who is leading an intense lobbying operation in favour of deployment of a 3,000-strong AU force in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.06.2020

Smaïl Chergui, Africa Union peace and security commissioner.

Sub-saharan Africa
Barkhane: General Marc Conruyt to take over from Pascal Facon

The current deputy director of the French army's human resources policy department, General Marc Conruyt, is set to replace Pascal Facon as head of Operation Barkhane this summer.

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

France, West Africa Paris issues fresh tender for Barhkane logistics

France, West Africa Bolloré gets a free run on contract to supply French troops in Barkhane and Sabre operations

Mali TR Equipement supplies new Aeraccess drones to Malian army

West Africa Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali
Operation Barkhane strengthens its emergency care capacity

France, West Africa
Paris issues fresh tender for Barhkane logistics

France, West Africa
Bolloré gets a free run on contract to supply French troops in Barkhane and Sabre operations

Mali
TR Equipement supplies new Aeraccess drones to Malian army

West Africa
Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

Mali, United Kingdom
Barkhane's British contingent worried about Mali developments

Algeria, West Africa
Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Sub-saharan Africa
Barkhane: General Marc Conruyt to take over from Pascal Facon