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LondonJessica Thorpe tries on yet another hat

Washington/LondonGuidehouse cuts financial investigations unit loose

Mogadishu/LondonGardaWorld protects FCDO in Somalia

Scandinavian Risk Solutions

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

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.

BlueForce to train police

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

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

"Nestor" v Somali pirates

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

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.

Keeping an eye on pirates

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

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.

Recruiting naval commandos

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

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.

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.

Biometrics for pirates

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

No Contact with Remaining French Hostage

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

A Pirate-Jihadi Alliance?

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

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?