by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 4, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Security
Algeria: Downing of Malian Drone Risks Increased Tensions Summary: On 1 April 2025, the Algerian government announced that the People’s National Army (PNA) Air Defense Forces shot down an armed drone near the Algeria-Mali border. The drone was spotted and neutralized...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 4, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: NGOs Shuttered with Assistance to Migrants Under Scrutiny Summary: On 2 April 2025, Libya’s Tripoli-based government declared that they had suspended the activities of 10 international humanitarian organizations due to “violations” related to irregular...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 28, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Security
Algeria: Moroccan Diplomat Expelled as Tensions of Western Sahara Persist Summary: On 27 March 2025, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) summoned the Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Algeria, Khalid Chihani, to inform him that the Moroccan Deputy...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 28, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania, Security
Mauritania: EU Eyes Migration, Energy Exports in Newest Investments Summary: On 27 March 2025, the World Bank Group approved the Development of Energy Resources and Mineral Sector support Program (DREAM) to support green hydrogen development and energy storage in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 26, 2025 | Diplomacy, Morocco, Security
Morocco: Air Defense Purchases Could Follow Algeria’s Fighter Upgrade Summary: On 25 March 2025, multiple media sources reported that the U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system has arrived in Morocco for field trials, in anticipation of finalizing an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: NOC Denies Oil Smuggling Claims, Pushing Back on Foreign Interference Summary: On 23 March 2025, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) denounced reports claiming that Libyan officials of the state-run firm were responsible for oil smuggling and money laundering...
