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DRC
Police banned from mines: the reform that isn't

One of the key decisions made in the first months of Felix Tshisekedi's mandate as president of Congo-K was to [...]

Subscribers only Defence 30.07.2019

Libya
Tensions among pro-Sarraj militias

As fighting becomes increasingly intense around Tripoli's international airport, Fayez Sarraj's government of national accord (GNA) forces are facing internal [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 25.07.2019

Tunisia
Barac.Io joins UK cyber start-up nursery

Barac.Io has joined the Cyber Accelerator run by Britain's Government [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.07.2019

Tunisia
Hosni Boufaden to kit out presidential security personnel

Hosni Boufaden, chairman of the influential Tunisian textile and clothing [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.07.2019

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Trump moves in to counter Moscow and Beijing

With the minister of defence Hamed Bakayoko having been the guest of honour at the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum and President Alassane Ouattara preparing to visit Moscow at the invitation of Vladimir Putin ( WAN 804), the Trump administration [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 24.07.2019

Ivory Coast
Macron and Ouattara have private talks in Paris

During their tête-à-tête at the Elysee palace on 9 July, the French and Ivorian presidents discussed the construction of the metro in Abidjan as well as the security situation in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Infrastructure, Politics 24.07.2019

Angola
Erik Prince drums up business for Frontier Services

The logistics firm Frontier Services, founded by Erik Prince and controlled by China's Citic, has made a series of business proposals to the Angolan government.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 24.07.2019

Central African Republic
General Balla Keita to stay on at helm of MINUSCA

The term of the Senegalese general Balla Keita was discreetly extended in mid-July by the secretary-general of the United Nations, [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.07.2019

Africa
G7 in Biarritz: Macron plays the African card

The French president Emmanuel Macron has invited no fewer than [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.07.2019

Spotlight | Africa, Russia
Alpha Conde, Putin's middleman for Somaliland

On 4 July, the Somalian government of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo announced that it was severing diplomatic ties with Guinea. The official reason given was that on 3 July on the eve of the African Union (AU) summit in Niamey, [.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 19.07.2019

Alpha Conde, visiting Vladimir Putin in 2017 here, urges Somaliland to develop ties with Moscow.

Kenya
US presses for strengthening of borders

The counter-terrorism conference that was held in Nairobi from 10 to 11 July was an opportunity for the United States [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 19.07.2019

Madagascar
Army's deceptively pristine image at Mahamasina

The military parade held on 26 June to celebrate Madagascar's independence impressed observers on account of the sheer number of [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 19.07.2019

Sudan
Slim chance of success for Khartoum power-sharing deal

The series of compromises and fudges involved in reaching a power-sharing deal in Khartoum on 5 July between the Transitional [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 19.07.2019

Madagascar
General Ramahavonjy takes lead of defence staff

In early July, the minister of defence, General Richard Rakotonirina, put the finishing touches to the new general staff of [...]

Subscribers only Defence 19.07.2019

Djibouti, France
Intelligence mission to France

According to information obtained exclusively by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 19.07.2019

Spotlight | Algeria
Intelligence: Ahmed Gaid Salah recreates his own "DRS"

Army chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah is manoeuvring furiously to strengthen his hold over post-Bouteflika Algeria. He has set about turning the Army Central Security Directorate, the DCSA, into an all-powerful intelligence service comparable to the former Intelligence and [.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 18.07.2019

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Defence

DRC
Police banned from mines: the reform that isn't

Libya
Tensions among pro-Sarraj militias

Tunisia
Barac.Io joins UK cyber start-up nursery

Tunisia
Hosni Boufaden to kit out presidential security personnel

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Trump moves in to counter Moscow and Beijing

Ivory Coast
Macron and Ouattara have private talks in Paris

Angola
Erik Prince drums up business for Frontier Services

Central African Republic
General Balla Keita to stay on at helm of MINUSCA

Africa
G7 in Biarritz: Macron plays the African card

Spotlight | Africa, Russia
Alpha Conde, Putin's middleman for Somaliland

Kenya
US presses for strengthening of borders

Madagascar
Army's deceptively pristine image at Mahamasina

Sudan
Slim chance of success for Khartoum power-sharing deal

Madagascar
General Ramahavonjy takes lead of defence staff

Djibouti, France
Intelligence mission to France

Spotlight | Algeria
Intelligence: Ahmed Gaid Salah recreates his own "DRS"

Libya
Khalifa Haftar sanctions Abderrazak Nadhouri after attack

Algeria
The military study their new spy planes in Oklahoma

Spotlight | Libya, Turkey
Erdogan protects Sarraj but risks regional conflict

Libya
Al Kaniat contests Khalifa Haftar's leadership

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Defence

DRC Police banned from mines: the reform that isn't

Libya Tensions among pro-Sarraj militias

Tunisia Barac.Io joins UK cyber start-up nursery

Tunisia Hosni Boufaden to kit out presidential security personnel

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Trump moves in to counter Moscow and Beijing

Ivory Coast Macron and Ouattara have private talks in Paris

Angola Erik Prince drums up business for Frontier Services

Central African Republic General Balla Keita to stay on at helm of MINUSCA

Africa G7 in Biarritz: Macron plays the African card

Spotlight | Africa, Russia Alpha Conde, Putin's middleman for Somaliland

Kenya US presses for strengthening of borders

Madagascar Army's deceptively pristine image at Mahamasina

Sudan Slim chance of success for Khartoum power-sharing deal

Madagascar General Ramahavonjy takes lead of defence staff

Djibouti, France Intelligence mission to France

Spotlight | Algeria Intelligence: Ahmed Gaid Salah recreates his own "DRS"

Libya Khalifa Haftar sanctions Abderrazak Nadhouri after attack

Algeria The military study their new spy planes in Oklahoma

Spotlight | Libya, Turkey Erdogan protects Sarraj but risks regional conflict

Libya Al Kaniat contests Khalifa Haftar's leadership

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DRC
Police banned from mines: the reform that isn't

Libya
Tensions among pro-Sarraj militias

Tunisia
Barac.Io joins UK cyber start-up nursery

Tunisia
Hosni Boufaden to kit out presidential security personnel

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Trump moves in to counter Moscow and Beijing

Ivory Coast
Macron and Ouattara have private talks in Paris

Angola
Erik Prince drums up business for Frontier Services

Central African Republic
General Balla Keita to stay on at helm of MINUSCA

Africa
G7 in Biarritz: Macron plays the African card

Spotlight | Africa, Russia
Alpha Conde, Putin's middleman for Somaliland

Kenya
US presses for strengthening of borders

Madagascar
Army's deceptively pristine image at Mahamasina

Sudan
Slim chance of success for Khartoum power-sharing deal

Madagascar
General Ramahavonjy takes lead of defence staff

Djibouti, France
Intelligence mission to France

Spotlight | Algeria
Intelligence: Ahmed Gaid Salah recreates his own "DRS"

Libya
Khalifa Haftar sanctions Abderrazak Nadhouri after attack

Algeria
The military study their new spy planes in Oklahoma

Spotlight | Libya, Turkey
Erdogan protects Sarraj but risks regional conflict

Libya
Al Kaniat contests Khalifa Haftar's leadership