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Security Services in Angola
- Thread starter repman
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Hi rep man are they not part of Armor group now from about 2000 on ???
Sure thats where armor started as DSL ..
Stay Safe
kevin
Kevin,
The DSL operation was "nationalised" around 1999 and renamed DSL Angola. All Expat personnel were sent back to country of origin, and the operation taken over by Angolan Nationals. Apart from the name, I doubt if they have much in common with ArmourGroup in it's current form.
Repman,
Unable to provide any new information (post-2000) as to DSL's operations in Angola. Know that they were mostly providing residential and industrial security services to Embassies, Oil Companies and Commercial interests within Luanda. Not many (if any contracts) outside the city limits.
Regards
DSL Angola Ltda was the licensed and registered name for DSL in Angola. Armor Holdings bought DSL in 1997. The Armor Group bit came later when they divided the company to either manguarding personnel or non-lethal weapons manufacture and supply.
In December 1997, the Angolan Govt decided to boot DSL Angola out for non-compliant mercenary type activities. DSL called Force Majeure and removed all DSL expat and OCNs from country. The action was a fit-up involving Angolan Generals and South Africans to take over the DSL contracts - at the time they had close to 2000 guards and 120 expats, 47 blue-chip clients, all major NGO's, Embassies and oil companies as clients. DSL withdrew its personnel on 18 Jan 1998. The Angolan directors and staff remained as DSL Angola Ltda to be run by the aforesaid responsible for ousting them. Grays security played a major part.
Enough info?
ASE
In December 1997, the Angolan Govt decided to boot DSL Angola out for non-compliant mercenary type activities. DSL called Force Majeure and removed all DSL expat and OCNs from country. The action was a fit-up involving Angolan Generals and South Africans to take over the DSL contracts - at the time they had close to 2000 guards and 120 expats, 47 blue-chip clients, all major NGO's, Embassies and oil companies as clients. DSL withdrew its personnel on 18 Jan 1998. The Angolan directors and staff remained as DSL Angola Ltda to be run by the aforesaid responsible for ousting them. Grays security played a major part.
Enough info?
ASE