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OCCP (© 2023 Afriquinfos)-As militant groups spread across the Sahel, the West African nation of Niger went on a U.S.-backed military spending spree that totaled about US$1 billion between 2011 and 2019. But almost a third of that money was funnelled into inflated international arms deals – seemingly designed to…
French and Israeli firms are among the contenders hoping to supply electronic listening and geolocation technology to Niger. A veteran military equipment broker known as Petit Boubé has agreed to pay
Lavie Commercial Brokers, a firm behind a recent deal in Senegal, was set up by Aboubakar Hima, who has been accused of skimming off the top of inflated
In 2020, OCCRP revealed that a Nigerien government audit found Hima had brokered corrupt arms deals worth $240 million.
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