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Angola
Rosoboronexport and Paramount compete for helicopter contract

Almost a third of Angola's combat helicopters are currently out of action. The Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport and South African group Paramount are jockeying for the contract to repair or replace them. [...]

Published on 22.11.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alexander Mikheev
Francisco Pereira Furtado
Ivor Ichikowitz
Joao Lourenco
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Paramount
Rosoboronexport
Russian Helicopters

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Paramount Group's Mbombe on the Scopa stand at the World Defense Show in Riyadh.

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Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

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Algerian Chief of Staff Said Chengriha and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.

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Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

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Norinco wants to make armoured vehicles with state-owned company Simportex

China's defence giant has begun talks with Angolan military authorities and the state-owned arms company Simportex. Its aim is to produce 8x8 armoured vehicles under local licence.

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Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Although it is still struggling to get its industrial partnership in Nigeria off the ground, AutoKrAZ is looking to start producing its military trucks in Senegal, Ghana, and Angola. These new plants could give it leadership of the West African military logistics markets.

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Why Sonangol can't shake off Trafigura

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Alexander Mikheev
Francisco Pereira Furtado
Ivor Ichikowitz
Joao Lourenco
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Russian Helicopters

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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

Angola
Rosoboronexport and Paramount compete for helicopter contract

Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Scopa Industries, Ivor Ichikowitz's new Saudi salesman

DRC
How the Congolese army lost its medevac helicopter

Africa
Moscow close to pulling Africa-Russia conference off African continent

Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

Angola
Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

Angola
Norinco wants to make armoured vehicles with state-owned company Simportex

Angola, Ghana, Senegal
Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

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Why Sonangol can't shake off Trafigura

Angola
Patrol boats: João Lourenço changes rules of naval engagement