Weekly summary report : Defense & security

Power Brokers and their Connections

Published this week in the DEFENCE & SECURITY section  MOZAMBIQUE _ _  28/05/2021 _ _   Washington stealthily increases security cooperation with Maputo   The United States is slowly but surely bolstering its support for the Mozambican government. Having deployed around a dozen green berets, Washington is now beefing up the embassy's security advisory team with the help of private service providers.  [...]      LIBYA _ _  27/05/2021 _ _   EU delegation returns to Tripoli with no permanent security provider   The European Union has not yet picked a company to provide security for its representation in Libya over the long term. It has however awarded temporary contracts to the French company GEOS, the Maltese firm Sentinel Atlas and Septimius Security, an Irish-Libyan outfit.  [...]      GHANA _ _  25/05/2021 _ _   Fincantieri squares up to Ocea over patrol boat procurement   The giant Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has mounted a charm offensive to persuade Ghana's navy to buy its patrol boats rather than those of France's Ocea. Accra plans to acquire 8 offshore patrol vessels.  [...]      NIGER _ _  24/05/2021 _ _   Arms broker Aboubacar Hima makes a fresh start in Niamey   At the beginning of May, military equipment broker Aboubacar Hima, known as "Petit Boubé", took the helm of a new Niamey-registered company called Privinvest. It's his way of getting back on his feet after having had a run-in with the Nigerien courts.  [...]      TOGO _ _  26/05/2021 _ _   Moscow at the ready to equip Togolese army Discover our subscription offers

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