by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 7, 2024 | Algeria, Legal, Security
Algeria: Army Tightens Control on Northeast Illicit Drug Corridor Summary: On 4 June 2024, Algerian security forces seized a large shipment of illicit drugs in northeast Algeria along the Tunisian border. In this operation, 372,000 narcotic tablets were confiscated...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 24, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic
Algeria: ExxonMobil Hydrocarbon Deal Signals Further Economic Opening Summary: On 23 May 2024, the Algerian national oil firm, Sonatrach, signed a deal with the American oil and gas firm, ExxonMobil that allows for the exploration of natural gas resources in central...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Migrant Camps Cleared as Europe Eyes Results on Sea Arrivals Summary: Over the weekend of 4 and 5 May 2024, Tunisian authorities dispersed multiple encampments and cleared facilities where primarily sub-Saharan African migrants and asylum seekers were...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 30, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: US AFRICOM Exercise Underway as Regional Alignments Shift Summary: On 29 April 2024, the US Department of Defense’s Africa Command launched the annual multi-lateral training exercise, African Lion 2024, with events in Tunisia that mark the 20th running of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 23, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: North African Leaders in Carthage for Trilateral Maghreb Meeting Summary: On Monday 22 April 2024, President Kais Saied hosted the Algerian and Libyan heads of state for a trilateral meeting widely hailed as an effort to revitalize the Arab Maghreb Union...