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Cotonou wants Turkish drones and Chinese armaments to defend its borders

Faced with an increasing number of attacks from armed groups in northern Benin, the authorities in Cotonou have stepped up their efforts to find suppliers able to provide them with air defence systems. Among the contenders are Turkey's Baykar group, China's PolyTech and France's A-NSE. [...]

Published on 26/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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A-NSE
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West Africa
African Parks picks Benin's Akpona as new West Africa boss

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Benin
Cotonou looks to both Paris and Moscow for army helicopters

Although the Beninese army recently acquired two French-made H 125 helicopters, it has also been negotiating the purchase of transport aircraft from Russian Helicopters in a drive to beef up its operations against armed groups in the north.

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Benin
African Parks adds muscle to ranger squad after attack

By increasing its numbers in the north of Benin and strengthening their intelligence capacities, the South African NGO is hoping to be able to deal with rising insecurity in the parks surrounded by Burkina Faso and Niger.

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Togo, Turkey
Lomé's turn to succumb to charms of Turkish TB2 combat drones

After success in Niger, Turkey's "drone diplomacy" is continuing to work its magic in West Africa: a few weeks ago, the Togolese army took delivery of a consignment of Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to protect its northern border against incursions by armed groups from Burkina Faso.

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Benin, Mali
Cotonou to repatriate its MINUSMA peacekeepers to defend its borders

With its northern borders having come under increasingly frequent attack in recent months, Benin has decided to redeploy troops that are currently serving in the UN mission in Mali.

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West Africa
Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

The first discreet nightly rotations took place from 1 to 7 May at Kandi airport, in northern Benin, which is currently used as a platform for French jumbo jets coming from Mali and heading for Niger, the final destination of the French equipment.

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Niger, Turkey
Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

After having chosen Turkish TB2 combat drones and Hurkus attack aircraft, Niamey is also likely to choose armoured vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina and electronics expert Aselsan to boost its military capability.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.02.2022

Nurol Makina's armoured vehicle Ejder Yalcin model.

West Africa
A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Faced with an increasing number of militia groups, Ivory Coast has just ordered tethered surveillance balloons for its border with Burkina Faso from French company A-NSE. The Bundeswehr also just ordered balloons from A-NSE to protect its new military base in Tillia, Niger.

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An observation aerostat type T-C350L from A-NSE.

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Discreetly but insistently, France is working with its Western and African partners to prevent the junta going into partnership with Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Meanwhile, ECOWAS, egged on by Macron, is considering slapping sanctions on Mali's new leaders.

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French foreign minister Yves Le Drian at the UN General Assembly on 23 September.

Benin
After delays, Polytech steps on the gas with army HQ project

The Chinese company Poly Technologies plans to complete the Allada barracks, set to headquarter the general staff of Benin's armed forces, in September 2021. The project, which has fallen behind schedule, is just a small component of a vast defence contract between Benin and China driven by President Patrice Talon and his eminence grise Olivier Boko.

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Beninese President Patrice Talon saluting Poly Technologies employees on the Allada barracks site (February 1, 2020).

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Togo, Turkey Lomé's turn to succumb to charms of Turkish TB2 combat drones

Benin, Mali Cotonou to repatriate its MINUSMA peacekeepers to defend its borders

West Africa Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Benin
Cotonou wants Turkish drones and Chinese armaments to defend its borders

West Africa
African Parks picks Benin's Akpona as new West Africa boss

Benin
Cotonou looks to both Paris and Moscow for army helicopters

Benin
African Parks adds muscle to ranger squad after attack

Togo, Turkey
Lomé's turn to succumb to charms of Turkish TB2 combat drones

Benin, Mali
Cotonou to repatriate its MINUSMA peacekeepers to defend its borders

West Africa
Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

Niger, Turkey
Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

West Africa
A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Benin
After delays, Polytech steps on the gas with army HQ project