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Ivory Coast
Turkey's Barer does well out of Ouattara's security kit procurement fever

Anticipating a rocky presidential election, Ivorian security forces are making numerous equipment orders, sparking intense competition among suppiers. Backed by Qatar and already well established in Chad, Sudan and Nigeria, Turkey's Barer is positioning itself to take a bite out of the Ivorian market. [...]

Published on 23.09.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ahmed Sékou Kéita
Alassane Ouattara
Arnaud Van Robais
Barer
Barzan Holding
Ben Moctar
Birahima Tene Ouattara
El Hadj Gaoussou Bakayoko
Fidele Sarassoro
General Youssouf Kouyaté
Hamed Bakayoko
National Security Council
Oktay Ercan
Professionnels d'équipements de sécurité
Rassemblement des Houphouetistes pour la Democratie et la Paix
Rivolier
Société malienne d'approvisionnement
Vagondo Diomande

Ivory Coast
Security equipement trader PES left high and dry since death of Bakayoko

The security equipment wholesaler used to be the Ivorian police and gendarmerie's favourite supplier when Hamed Bakayoko, whose uncle advised the firm, was the interior and defence minister. But since his death last year, business has been drying up.

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Ivory Coast
Ruag supplies army with combat simulators

Ruag Defence France, a subsidiary of Swiss holding company Ruag, has won a contract to install combat simulator systems for the Ivorian defence ministry.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.06.2021

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Adama Bictogo, the real driver of Alassane Ouattara's campaign

While the role of Alassane Ouattara's presidential campaign manager should be officially awarded to Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, behind the scenes it is the executive director of the presidential party, Adama Bictogo, who will be behind the steering wheel.

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Ahmed Sékou Kéita
Alassane Ouattara
Arnaud Van Robais
Barer
Barzan Holding
Ben Moctar
Birahima Tene Ouattara
El Hadj Gaoussou Bakayoko
Fidele Sarassoro
General Youssouf Kouyaté
Hamed Bakayoko
National Security Council
Oktay Ercan
Professionnels d'équipements de sécurité
Rassemblement des Houphouetistes pour la Democratie et la Paix
Rivolier
Société malienne d'approvisionnement
Vagondo Diomande

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Ivory Coast
Turkey's Barer does well out of Ouattara's security kit procurement fever

Ivory Coast
Security equipement trader PES left high and dry since death of Bakayoko

Ivory Coast
Ruag supplies army with combat simulators

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