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...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 20, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Morocco, Security, Social
Morocco: International Lenders Eye Climate Impact Investments Summary: On 19 March 2025, the World Bank sent $600 million to Morocco as part of a loan deal to support resilience against health risks, improve human capital, reduce poverty among the elderly, and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 19, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: US Travel Ban Risks Setback on Strategic Cooperation Summary: On 14 March 2025, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering a new travel ban for citizens of up to 43 countries, with those countries divided into three categories of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 13, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Morocco, Security, Social
Morocco: New Direct Line to Spain Strengthens Shipping Offerings Summary: In recent days, British logistics firm Suardiaz Group and Spanish firm Grupo Transonuba announced the creation of a new direct maritime transport line between the Tanger Med Port in Morocco and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 12, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: China Seeks to Jumpstart Cooperation on Development Summary: On 11 March 2025, Tripoli-based Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed, met with the Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of China, Lu Jian, to discuss bilateral cooperation. The two officials...
