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Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

Actively courted by its Turkish ally, which wants to provide it with surveillance aircraft that can also carry out strikes, Niger is negotiating in parallel with the German group Aerodata to buy two Beechcraft equipped with ISR technology. Each negotiation is being handled by a different branch of the Nigerien government. [...]

Published on 15/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Aerodata
Central Directorate of Army Security
Laurent Assembe
RSW
Salifou Mainassara
Turkish Aerospace Industries

Turkey
Ankara launches new African media strategy at May event

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to organise an event at the end of May for African media groups.

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Niger
Arms top Bazoum's Christmas list

Less than three weeks after signing with Turkey's TAI and Baykar for unmanned aerial vehicles and observation aircraft, Niger is already thinking of acquiring two more MI-24 helicopters.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.12.2021

Chad
Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

The French defence giants, encouraged by Paris, have offered to sell surveillance drones to the Chadian army. But they are put off by N'Djamena's disastrous finances and are keenly aware that they could lose out to Turkey as "Kaka" and Erdogan grow closer.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 04.11.2021

Tunisia
Washington to supply AeroVironment drones to Tunisia

US drone manufacturer AeroVironment is going to supply a new batch of eight tactical observation drones to the Tunisian army, with the Pentagon's blessing.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.11.2021

Mauritania
Nouakchott receives two microlight aircraft from G1 Aviation

In mid-September, the Mauritanian Armed Forces took delivery of two microlight aircraft produced by French company G1 Aviation. This donation was financed by the European Union as part of a programme to support the army.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 11.10.2021

Mali
MINUSMA finally deploys its MAG Aerospace surveillance aircraft

Since late September, the UN peacekeeping force in Mali has been deploying surveillance aircraft supplied by the US military contractor MAG Aerospace. A bolstering of its capacities that comes at an opportune moment as the troops of France's Operation Barkhane get ready to withdraw from the north of the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.10.2021

Turkey, West Africa
Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

Fierce competition has broken out between the two giants of the Turkish defence sector over Niger, a market Ankara has had a lock on for the past decade.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 04.10.2021

Niger, United States
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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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Niger
Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

Turkey
Ankara launches new African media strategy at May event

Niger
Arms top Bazoum's Christmas list

Chad
Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

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Washington to supply AeroVironment drones to Tunisia

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Nouakchott receives two microlight aircraft from G1 Aviation

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