by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 20, 2026 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Security
Algeria: Geospatial Imaging Satellite Launched from Facility in China Summary: On 15 January 2026, a new Algerian Earth observation satellite, Alsat-3A, was launched from the Jiuquan launch base in northwest China. The launch was carried out in cooperation between the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 20, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: EBRD ELMED 2 Financing Agreement to Focus on Domestic Infrastructure Upgrades Summary: On 15 January 2026, Tunisia and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed a €43 million financing and guarantee agreement for ELMED 2, the second...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 16, 2026 | Economic, Libya
Libya: Italian Investment Firm Secures Benghazi Infrastructure Projects Summary: On 15 January 2026, Belgassem Khalifa Haftar, Director General of Libya’s Development and Reconstruction Fund, signed three contracts with Italy’s GKSD Holding to implement major...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2026 | Economic, Libya
Libya: Maltese Aviation Firm Under French Legal Scrutiny Over Libya Activities Summary: On 8 January 2026, French and Libyan media outlets reported that Harmony Jets, a Malta-based private aviation company led by former French pilot Pierre-Olivier Édouard, is under...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2026 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pharmacist Union Calls for Change Amidst Mounting Overdue Payments Summary: On 5 January 2026, the Tunisian pharmacists’ union (SPOT) issued a communiqué highlighting the deepening crisis in the country’s pharmaceutical sector as the union’s agreement with...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2026 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Political
Algeria: Sonatrach Announces Plans for Three New Desalination Plants Summary: On 29 December 2025, Algeria’s national oil and gas giant, SONATRACH, finalized plans for the construction of three seawater desalination plants in Ain Adjroud (Marsa Benmhidi, Tlemcen),...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2026 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Kasserine Operation Disrupts ISIS-Affiliated Terrorism Cell Summary: On Saturday evening, 3 January 2026, Tunisian security forces successfully thwarted a terrorist operation in Kasserine governorate. Please login or purchase...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania, Social
Mauritania: Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project Hits LNG Output Targets for 2025 Summary: On 5 January 2026, Kosmos Energy reported that the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquid natural gas (LNG) project, jointly operated by Senegal and Mauritania, reached...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2026 | Economic, Morocco, Political, Security
Morocco: Chinse Firm Set to Supply Heavy Port Equipment Under New Contract Summary: On 31 December 2025, Morocco’s state-owned phosphate producer, OCP Group, signed a MAD 2.05 billion (USD 205 million) contract with China’s Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC)...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 4, 2026 | Economic, Morocco, Political, Security
Morocco: Investment Climate Shows Improvement in World Bank Report Summary: On 29 December 2025, the World Bank Group published its Business Ready 2025 report, highlighting Morocco’s improved business environment. The Kingdom ranked second in Africa and the Arab...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 4, 2026 | Economic, Libya
Libya: Controversy After Accusations of Turkish Role in Libyan Official’s Plane Crash Summary: On 27 December 2025, Idris Boufaid, a member of Libya’s High Council of State, suggested that the plane crash killing Libyan Major General Mohamed Al-Haddad and several...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 4, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: New Malian CT Operations Fail to Stem Flow of Malian Refugees Summary: Between 21 and 23 December 2025, several media outlets reported that Unified Force of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) forces carried out a targeted counterterrorism operation in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 3, 2026 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Political
Algeria: Iron Ore Extractions Mark Strategic Effort to Strengthen Domestic Industry Summary: On 27 December 2025, Algerian firm Feraal, a subsidiary of the public group Sonarem, successfully carried out an large-scale blasting operation at the Gara Djebilet iron ore...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 2, 2026 | Economic, Morocco
Tunisia: Broadening Partnership with Riyadh Amidst Saudi Regional Posturing Summary: On 28 December 2025, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia reinforced their bilateral relations through the 12th session of the Tunisian-Saudi Joint Commission, held in Riyadh. The meeting was...
by Baya Ghayadhi | Dec 22, 2025 | Economic, Libya
Libya: UNSMIL’s ‘Structured Dialogue’ in Tripoli Faces Skepticism Summary: On 14 December 2025, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) launched the “Structured Dialogue” in Tripoli in a renewed effort to progress toward political unity in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 22, 2025 | Economic, Morocco
Tunisia: Kairoun Plant Commissioned as Largest Solar Project to Date Summary: On 16 December 2025, UAE-based AMEA Power officially commissioned the 120MW solar PV plant in Kairouan, now Tunisia’s largest operational solar project. Construction on the plant began in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 20, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Agreement Reached on Funding for High Voltage Electricity Line Summary: On 17 December 2025, Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallahi Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, signed a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 20, 2025 | Economic, Morocco, Political, Security
Morocco: Infrastructure Issues, Severe Weather Cause Mass Casualties Summary: A week of severe weather and structural failures in Morocco caused nearly 60 fatalities across two major incidents in Fez and Safi. On 14 December 2025, torrential rain flooded Safi’s...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 20, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Political
Algeria: Medusa Submarine Cable to Expand National Internet Connectivity Summary: On 15 December 2025, Algeria’s Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Sid Ali Zerrougui, announced the upcoming launch of the Medusa submarine cable project, which will connect...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 13, 2025 | Economic, Morocco
Morocco: France’s BNP Paribas Exploring Sale of Majority Stake in BMCI Summary: On 12 December 2025, French multinational banking group BNP Paribas announced its entrance into exclusive negotiations to divest its 67% stake in Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 13, 2025 | Economic, Libya
Libya: NOC Pursuing International Partnerships on Multiple Fronts Summary: The National Oil Corporation (NOC) is spearheading a renewed push in the country’s oil and gas sector with coordinated efforts to welcome new or expanded investments from international oil...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 13, 2025 | Economic, Morocco
Tunisia: NASDAQ-Listed US Auto Parts Maker Expands Engineering Presence Summary: On 12 December, the American automotive group Visteon inaugurated its new technical center in Tunis, in the presence of the newly appointed US Ambassador to Tunisia, Bill Bazzi, and the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 13, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: $40 Billion Green Hydrogen Deal Advances with CWP Global Summary: On 8 December 2025, Serbia-based CWP Global, a leading developer of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects, confirmed that it is accelerating the finalization of its host government...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 13, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Political
Algeria: AfDB Approves Loan for First Phase of Railway Expansion in Central Region Summary: On 12 December 2025, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a €747.32 million loan for the first phase of the 495 km Laghouat–Ghardaïa–El Menéa railway line in central...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 8, 2025 | Economic, Morocco
Morocco: AfDB Financing Instrument to Drive Sustainability in Heavy Industry Summary: On 3 December 2025, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a €450 million non-sovereign partial credit guarantee to support Moroccan state-owned mining firm OCP Group’s...
