Burnham Global trains Nyusi's troops to operate Paramount armoured vehicles

摘要

The boss of the South African militaryequipment manufacturer Paramount, IvorIchikowitz, is consolidating his presence inMozambique, where the jihadistinsurrection in Cabo Delgado is posing anincreasing threat to the gas operations ofTotal but generating lucrative business forparamilitary companies. Ichikowitz'sinvolvement does not stop at supplyingFilipe Nyusi's government with heavyequipment, including several Gazellehelicopters and a dozen Marauderarmoured vehicles manufactured inParamount's factories (Africa Intelligence,10/12/20). He has ties with Burnham Global(as revealed by our sister letter IntelligenceOnline on 09/12/20), which providesservices to the Forças Armadas de Defesa deMoçambique (FADM).