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ALL ARTICLES - Somalia

Training Somalia’s anti-terrorism units

Britain’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has hired an array of private security companies to try to improve the performance [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 22.02.2017

Garda and Aegis forge partnership in Somalia

According to our sources, the private security firm GardaWorld is planning to team with Somsec to carry out the contract [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 02.03.2016

Maersk, new AMISOM ally

According to our sources, Bollore Africa Logistics (BAL) is out [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 20.01.2016

Bollore bids for new AMISOM contract

French logistics giant Bollore has joined an array of companies competing for a contract to ship weapons to AMISOM in Somalia.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 18.11.2015

RMI to carry out a security audit at Mogadiscio airport

The American State Department has asked security consultants Risk Management [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 04.11.2015

Finalists for the EEAS compound in Somalia

Of three remaining bidders in March (IOL 731), only two [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 10.06.2015

Scandinavian Risk Solutions

Scandinavian Risk Solutions (SRS) is beefing up its presence in [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 13.05.2015

Final trio for European compound

The European External Action Service is due to whittle down to a final three the seven companies that qualified to build and protect a new EU compound in Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 11.03.2015

BlueForce to train police

The US Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 25.02.2015

Seven shortlisted for EU compound

According to information obtained by Intelligence Online, seven companies have been shortlisted by the European External Action Service (EEAS) to [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 28.01.2015

Polaris secures prospects in Mogadishu

Polaris Business Intelligence and Investigations (PBI2) is looking to beef up its activities in Somalia, its principal territory, before international organisations pour in.

Subscribers only 14.01.2015

G4S, pioneer in Mogadishu

Anglo-Danish giant G4S has entered the much sought-after private security market in Somalia (IOL 700). According to our sources, the [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 16.07.2014

"Nestor" v Somali pirates

After meeting with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton last week, retired admiral Jacques Launay now only requires the Council of [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 04.07.2012

Imbroglio among pirate chasers in Somalia

The United Arab Emirates has suddenly stopped financing a unit from Puntland's coast guard supervised by the firm SCS. Other operators could take its place.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 04.07.2012

Keeping an eye on pirates

A report from Britain's House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 25.01.2012

Ransom business under threat

The kidnapping in Mogadiscio on May 24 of six consultants who were there to hand over a $3.6 million ransom [...]

Free Corporate Intelligence 01.06.2011

CEP, shipping companies' private escort

A fleet of 18 armed vessels operated by the company Convoy Escort Program will accompany a quarter of the commercial shipping in the Gulf of Aden by the middle of this year.

Subscribers only 02.03.2011

Recruiting naval commandos

The protection of merchant shipping off the coast of Somalia provides significant employment opportunities to former French servicemen who trained [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 15.12.2010

Saracen's troops in Gulf of Aden

Instead of protecting cargo vessels from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the British firm Saracen International is training Somalian coast guards to do the job.

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

Privateers against Somali pirates

Several private security firms are trying to re-establish the letter of marque system, which would allow privateers to combat pirates.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 21.04.2010

Biometrics for pirates

In charge of patrolling the Gulf of Aden, the European Naval Force EUNAVFOR wants to have biometric tools to be [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 21.04.2010

No Contact with Remaining French Hostage

In a bid to hasten the release of one of [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 02.09.2009

A Pirate-Jihadi Alliance?

The most recent cases of piracy in the Gulf of Aden have raised red flags among Western security services. The [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 29.07.2009

How Issa Ended Up In U.S. Hands

A leading Al Qaeda figure known under the alias of Issa was captured in one of the world's most lawless zones - Somalia - and ended up mysteriously in Kenya. How exactly did that happen?

Subscribers only 03.04.2003

The Next Target in Anti-Terrorist Campaign

A growing number of U.S. Navy warships are patrolling off the coast of Somali. Al Qaeda's strong foothold in Somali could well be seen as justifying selective strikes.

Subscribers only 13.12.2001

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ALL ARTICLES - Somalia

Training Somalia’s anti-terrorism units

Garda and Aegis forge partnership in Somalia

Maersk, new AMISOM ally

Bollore bids for new AMISOM contract

RMI to carry out a security audit at Mogadiscio airport

Finalists for the EEAS compound in Somalia

Scandinavian Risk Solutions

Final trio for European compound

BlueForce to train police

Seven shortlisted for EU compound

Polaris secures prospects in Mogadishu

G4S, pioneer in Mogadishu

"Nestor" v Somali pirates

Imbroglio among pirate chasers in Somalia

Keeping an eye on pirates

Ransom business under threat

CEP, shipping companies' private escort

Recruiting naval commandos

Saracen's troops in Gulf of Aden

Privateers against Somali pirates

Biometrics for pirates

No Contact with Remaining French Hostage

A Pirate-Jihadi Alliance?

How Issa Ended Up In U.S. Hands

The Next Target in Anti-Terrorist Campaign

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ALL ARTICLES - Somalia

Training Somalia’s anti-terrorism units

Garda and Aegis forge partnership in Somalia

Maersk, new AMISOM ally

Bollore bids for new AMISOM contract

RMI to carry out a security audit at Mogadiscio airport

Finalists for the EEAS compound in Somalia

Scandinavian Risk Solutions

Final trio for European compound

BlueForce to train police

Seven shortlisted for EU compound

Polaris secures prospects in Mogadishu

G4S, pioneer in Mogadishu

"Nestor" v Somali pirates

Imbroglio among pirate chasers in Somalia

Keeping an eye on pirates

Ransom business under threat

CEP, shipping companies' private escort

Recruiting naval commandos

Saracen's troops in Gulf of Aden

Privateers against Somali pirates

Biometrics for pirates

No Contact with Remaining French Hostage

A Pirate-Jihadi Alliance?

How Issa Ended Up In U.S. Hands

The Next Target in Anti-Terrorist Campaign

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About Intelligence Online

Subscription

Intelligence Online on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert