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Emirati defence giant Edge ties up $300m deal with Abuja

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Nigerian soldiers on patrol in Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria, March 2026.
Nigerian soldiers on patrol in Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria, March 2026. © Audu Marte/AFP

The Abu Dhabi-based defence heavyweight is in the final stages of negotiating a contract to supply military equipment to the Nigerian armed forces, which are struggling to contain the jihadist threat in the north of the country.

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