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Mozambique
Brussels and Paris gift Zodiac Milpro coastguard vessels to Maputo

With European funds, the French defence parastatal Economat des Armées (EDA) is to supply eight Zodiac Milpro boats to reinforce Mozambique's coastguard. The service provider is muscling in on a security cooperation sector hitherto dominated by Expertise France.

Subscribers only Defence 10.03.2023

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

The Ethiopian Prime Minister is using his current European tour to raise funds and secure Western support for his country as it enters a post-civil war period.

Subscribers only Finance 06.02.2023

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed with French President Emmanuel Macron in Addis Ababa, 12 March 2019.

Ethiopia
Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

On a visit to Ethiopia today and tomorrow, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is expected to sign off on two AFD financing projects for a total of €28m for the country's reconstruction.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.01.2023

Sahel
Storms continue to gather over the G5 Sahel

The fate of the G5 Sahel is more uncertain than ever. Niger's head of state Mohamed Bazoum, who is about to take over the presidency, has made no secret of his scepticism about the usefulness of the organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.01.2023

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, 9 July 2021.

Ethiopia
Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

It was only in November that the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels reached a fragile ceasefire agreement ending two years of civil war, but donor countries are already preparing to finance the country's reconstruction.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 15.12.2022

DRC
French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

The French military training specialist Themiis has been selected to take part in the EU's Union for Peace and Security Plan, a programme set up to reform DR Congo's armed forces, the FARDC.

Subscribers only Defence 18.10.2022

DRC
EU works on plan to support Congolese army

Brussels has been working for several months on a support plan for the army in DR Congo. A €20m package allocated via the European Peace Facility is in the pipeline to supply the Congolese military with non-lethal equipment.

Subscribers only Defence 10.10.2022

France, Kenya
Top French auditor helps Nairobi tackle corruption

France's Cour des comptes is helping its Kenyan counterpart, the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) to fight corruption, at least until the end of 2022. #Kenya

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2022

DRC
Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

The European Union has selected the French and Belgian cooperation agencies Expertise France and Enabel to continue the training of Congolese army executives through a new programme called Union for Peace and Security.

Subscribers only Defence 30.08.2022

Africa, France
French Development Agency boss Rémy Rioux's future swathed in uncertainty

At the head of the AFD since 2016, Rémy Rioux has been announced as leaving... or returning for a third term. Emmanuel Macron is due to decide on this issue in the next few days.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.07.2022

CEO of the French Development Agency Rémy Rioux.

France, Sahel
Technamm takes the lead in contest to equip Sahel's armed forces

Expertise France, an operator for France's development agency AFD, is expected to award a tender by August for the distribution of around one hundred new military pick-ups/ AVs? for the armed forces of Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.06.2022

Burkina Faso
Brussels resumes security reform talks with Ouagadougou

The European Union is ready to commit tens of millions of euros to restructuring Burkina Faso's military and police apparatus, to the delight of the ruling junta.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.05.2022

West Africa
How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

On 21 April, the European Union adopted an assistance measure to provide the African Union with €600m in aid over three years. A €170m package has already been set aside for 2022. The package should be put towards the fight against Boko Haram and the AU mission in Somalia but leaves out the G5 Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2022

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Expertise France

Mozambique
Brussels and Paris gift Zodiac Milpro coastguard vessels to Maputo

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

Ethiopia
Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

Sahel
Storms continue to gather over the G5 Sahel

Ethiopia
Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

DRC
French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

DRC
EU works on plan to support Congolese army

France, Kenya
Top French auditor helps Nairobi tackle corruption

DRC
Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

Africa, France
French Development Agency boss Rémy Rioux's future swathed in uncertainty

France, Sahel
Technamm takes the lead in contest to equip Sahel's armed forces

Burkina Faso
Brussels resumes security reform talks with Ouagadougou

West Africa
How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

In Focus | West Africa
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Ghana, Togo
Paris boosts Accra and Lomé military with drones and observation aircraft using EU funds

Senegal
Airbus, Arquus and Safran schmooze African decision-makers at Dakar Forum

Africa, France
Jérémie Pellet to stay on as Expertise France CEO

Libya
Expertise France resumes service in Libya and tends to its local networks

Africa, France
French development agency changes its director for africa

Congo
Brazzaville navigates between Moscow and Brussels to combat piracy

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Expertise France

Mozambique Brussels and Paris gift Zodiac Milpro coastguard vessels to Maputo

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

Ethiopia Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

Sahel Storms continue to gather over the G5 Sahel

Ethiopia Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

DRC French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

DRC EU works on plan to support Congolese army

France, Kenya Top French auditor helps Nairobi tackle corruption

DRC Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

Africa, France French Development Agency boss Rémy Rioux's future swathed in uncertainty

France, Sahel Technamm takes the lead in contest to equip Sahel's armed forces

Burkina Faso Brussels resumes security reform talks with Ouagadougou

West Africa How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

In Focus | West Africa Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Ghana, Togo Paris boosts Accra and Lomé military with drones and observation aircraft using EU funds

Senegal Airbus, Arquus and Safran schmooze African decision-makers at Dakar Forum

Africa, France Jérémie Pellet to stay on as Expertise France CEO

Libya Expertise France resumes service in Libya and tends to its local networks

Africa, France French development agency changes its director for africa

Congo Brazzaville navigates between Moscow and Brussels to combat piracy

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Mozambique
Brussels and Paris gift Zodiac Milpro coastguard vessels to Maputo

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

Ethiopia
Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

Sahel
Storms continue to gather over the G5 Sahel

Ethiopia
Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

DRC
French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

DRC
EU works on plan to support Congolese army

France, Kenya
Top French auditor helps Nairobi tackle corruption

DRC
Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

Africa, France
French Development Agency boss Rémy Rioux's future swathed in uncertainty

France, Sahel
Technamm takes the lead in contest to equip Sahel's armed forces

Burkina Faso
Brussels resumes security reform talks with Ouagadougou

West Africa
How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

In Focus | West Africa
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Ghana, Togo
Paris boosts Accra and Lomé military with drones and observation aircraft using EU funds

Senegal
Airbus, Arquus and Safran schmooze African decision-makers at Dakar Forum

Africa, France
Jérémie Pellet to stay on as Expertise France CEO

Libya
Expertise France resumes service in Libya and tends to its local networks

Africa, France
French development agency changes its director for africa

Congo
Brazzaville navigates between Moscow and Brussels to combat piracy