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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. [...]

Published on 15.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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British Army Training Unit in Kenya
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Abidjan buys 150 Spanish military vehicles for its gendarmerie

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African VIPs miss their late 'trustee' Hamed Bakayoko

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Ivory Coast
Defence Minister Ouattara reviews predecessor's contracts

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The new Ivorian Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara.

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US security contractor Engility to train Ivorian MINUSMA troops

It will be the first time the PSC trains the Ivorian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission.

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Minusma peacekeepers in a mine clearance operation in the Mopti region.

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.

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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara attends a national tribute ceremony for dead soldiers, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, July 2, 2020.

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The British army renews its air support service contractors

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Algemira, the Swiss mentor of armoured units

Since 2017, the Swiss firm Algemira managed by the Frenchwoman [...]

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Ivory Coast Thales and Huawei wrestle for northern border surveillance contract

Ivory Coast Abidjan buys 150 Spanish military vehicles for its gendarmerie

Ivory Coast African VIPs miss their late 'trustee' Hamed Bakayoko

Ivory Coast Brokers Gaby Peretz and Victor Delerue help Israel Shipyards and Raidco Marine in Abidjan

Ivory Coast Defence Minister Ouattara reviews predecessor's contracts

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

Ivory Coast Ouattara orders internal probe of deadly Kafolo attack

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

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

Ivory Coast
Ruag supplies army with combat simulators

Ivory Coast
Thales and Huawei wrestle for northern border surveillance contract

Ivory Coast
Abidjan buys 150 Spanish military vehicles for its gendarmerie

Ivory Coast
African VIPs miss their late 'trustee' Hamed Bakayoko

Ivory Coast
Brokers Gaby Peretz and Victor Delerue help Israel Shipyards and Raidco Marine in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Defence Minister Ouattara reviews predecessor's contracts

Ivory Coast, Mali
US security contractor Engility to train Ivorian MINUSMA troops

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

Ivory Coast
Ouattara orders internal probe of deadly Kafolo attack

Kenya
The British army renews its air support service contractors

Ivory Coast
Algemira, the Swiss mentor of armoured units