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Ivory Coast
France's DCI to manage €15m European military aid fund

The European Union has appointed the French operator Défense Conseil International to lead a military assistance mission to strengthen the air and ground capabilities of the Ivorian army on the country's northern border. [...]

Published on 14/05/2024 at 05:40 GMT

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Ivory Coast
France's DCI to manage €15m European military aid fund

Chad, Mauritania
EU to supply drones to N'Djamena and Nouakchott

Ivory Coast
EU to step up anti-terrorism training in northern Ivory Coast

Benin
EU readies further €35m in military aid for Cotonou

Senegal
Dakar looks to EU for border security funding

Ivory Coast
Washington backs Abidjan's disinformation war

Ivory Coast
French security firm GEOS to keep watch on port of Abidjan

Spotlight | Niger
Lake Chad states quietly mull Niamey's return to counter-insurgent force

Benin
France's DCI to supply Benin armed forces with drones

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

France, West Africa
France mulls how to get its second-hand military vehicles to West African allies