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Washington consolidates Tunisia-Libya electronic border surveillance wall

Six years of consolidating the Libyan border. © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2021

The electronic surveillance system on the Tunisian border, 285 km long and built by Aecom subsidiary URS, is supposed to detect jihadists trying to enter from Libya. [...]

Published on 12/02/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

After putting off its decision for two years, the US Justice Department is about to supply tethered surveillance balloons to Tunisia's national guard. TCOM, Raytheon and a consortium composed of Novetta and Drone Aviation Corp are taking a keen interest in the deal.

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A 28M surveillance balloon manufactured by TCOM.

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Washington relaunches its plan to install surveillance aerostats on the border with Libya

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Aecom switches from Libyan border surveillance to irrigation surveys

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Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

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Tunisia Washington drags its feet over final phase of Tunisian-Libyan Border Security Project

Tunisia Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Tunisia Washington relaunches its plan to install surveillance aerostats on the border with Libya

Tunisia Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover

Tunisia Delays on e-government project mount up

Egypt Washington looks to extend its border surveillance system to Egypt

Tunisia Aecom switches from Libyan border surveillance to irrigation surveys

Libya Mohamed Siala sends strategic players to Rome and Washington before the new administration takes over

Libya France consults its traditional allies in southern Libya

Libya Aguila Salah Issa and Khaled Al Mishri use referendum to stymie United Nations' power handover

Spotlight | Tunisia Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

Spotlight | Tunisia The air force could get Italian spy planes

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Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Tunisia
Washington consolidates Tunisia-Libya electronic border surveillance wall

Tunisia
Washington drags its feet over final phase of Tunisian-Libyan Border Security Project

Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Tunisia
Washington relaunches its plan to install surveillance aerostats on the border with Libya

Tunisia
Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover

Tunisia
Delays on e-government project mount up

Egypt
Washington looks to extend its border surveillance system to Egypt

Tunisia
Aecom switches from Libyan border surveillance to irrigation surveys

Libya
Mohamed Siala sends strategic players to Rome and Washington before the new administration takes over

Libya
France consults its traditional allies in southern Libya

Libya
Aguila Salah Issa and Khaled Al Mishri use referendum to stymie United Nations' power handover

Spotlight | Tunisia
Washington still up for border surveillance and exercises

Spotlight | Tunisia
The air force could get Italian spy planes