by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 1, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Repatriation of Tunisian Released from Guantanamo Bay Summary: On 30 December, the US Defense Department announced the repatriation of a Tunisian detainee named Ridha Al-Yazidi, who had been at Guantanamo Bay since its establishment in 2002, raising questions...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 21, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: Tripoli on Edge as Russia’s Syria Assets Bolster Haftar in East Summary: On 19 December 2024, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity in Tripoli, Abdelhamid Debaibah, commented on recent reports indicating Russia’s transfer of military assets from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 19, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: Zawiya Oil Refinery Damaged in Militia Clashes Summary: On 15 December 2024, armed clashes erupted between Libyan militias from the Al-Shurafaa tribe and factions associated with militia leader Mohamed Kushlaf in the city of Zawiya, 47 kilometers west of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 17, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security
Algeria: French Ambassador Summoned as Tensions Spike Summary: On 15 December 2024, Algeria’s official media reported that Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Attaf, summoned French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet over accusations of efforts by France to destabilize the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 16, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security
Algeria: President Announces Trilateral Groundwater Resource Agreement Summary: On 10 December 2024, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune, announced an agreement on groundwater management signed during a trilateral meeting between Algeria, Tunisia and Libya in April...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 16, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: Russia, US in Strategic Competition in East After Fall of Assad Summary: In early December 2024, the head of the Security Unit of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khaled Haftar, met with a high-level delegation of the US Army in Benghazi to discuss...
