by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 4, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Mauritania, Security, Social
Mauritania: Terrorist Activity in Western Mali Raises Security Stakes Summary: On 28 April 2025, the Timbuktu Institute, a Senegalese research group, released a report highlighting a significant escalation in jihadist activities by Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 3, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Morocco, Social
Morocco: Mining Arbitration Case Risks Shaking Investor Confidence Summary: On 1 May 2025, the British mining company Emmerson Plc filed a formal request for arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), claiming Morocco...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 3, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Social
Algeria: Mobilization Law Drafted Amidst Flare Up of Regional Tensions Summary: On 20 April 2025, the Algerian Council of Ministers, headed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, approved the draft law on general mobilization, before presenting it to Parliament on April...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 1, 2025 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Credit Exposure to Olive Oil Scandal Raises Concerns for Banks Summary: On 16 April 2025, an audit report for state-controlled BH Bank revealed concerning credit exposure to Tunisian olive oil group CHO that is under scrutiny following arrests of senior...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 26, 2025 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Drops in Food, Energy Exports Drive Expanding Trade Deficit Summary: An April 2025 report issued by the National Observatory of Energy and Mines indicated that the deficit in the energy trade balance at the end of February 2025 showed an increase of 10%...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 26, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Mauritania, Security, Social
Mauritania: China to Exempt Exports from Tariffs Amidst Global Trade Upheaval Summary: On 24 April 2025, the Head of the National Union of Mauritanian Employers, Zine El Abidine Ould Cheikh Ahmed, met with the Chinese ambassador to Mauritania, Tang Zhongdong. During...
