by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 15, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Libya
Libya: Coast Guard Incident Highlights Challenges to Maritime Operations Summary: On 12 May 2026, the Libyan coast guard fired on the migrant rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 in international waters approximately 55 nautical miles north of Tripoli, then threatened to board...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 27, 2026 | Algeria, Security
Mali: Coordinated Attacks Target Bamako, Military Installations and Key Leaders Summary: On 25 April 2026, al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) launched a coordinated military...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 24, 2026 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: CT Operations Highlight Vigilance Against Dynamic Regional Threats Summary: On 22 January 2026, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior announced that security forces dismantled a four-member terrorist cell operating near the Algerian border, in Majel...
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 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...
