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FRANCE LIBYA TOGO

France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

One of the Rafale 1200 type interceptor boats, manufactured by Sillinger.
One of the Rafale 1200 type interceptor boats, manufactured by Sillinger. © Ministère des affaires étrangères
Worsening security in the Gulf of Guinea has prompted France to beef up its support to Togo's navy with two Sillinger speedboats that were initially supposed to go to Libya. [...] (334 words)
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