by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 10, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Security
Algeria: French Firms Make Deals with Sonatrach Summary: On 9 April 2025, Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach reached deals with French companies Viridien and Vallorec, in the energy sector. The $250 million deal signed with Vallorec is to acquire OCTG...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 8, 2025 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: AFD Loan Rejected in Parliament Summary: On 7 April 2025, Parliament voted on a loan project agreed upon in June 2024 between the Tunisian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) that was intended to establish a funding line to support small and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 6, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: BNP to Shed Sahara Bank Stake as Foreign Banks Face Hurdles Summary: On 6 March 2025, Libyan courts gave Sahara Bank permission to sell the stake of its foreign partner, French bank BNP Paribas, in a transition that will make Sahara Bank 100% Libyan owned. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 5, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social
Algeria: Italian Officials Welcomed as Distance with France Grows Summary: On 3 March 2025, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Antonio Tajani, conducted his first visit to Algeria where he met with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, and Algerian President...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 27, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Rival Governments Cultivating Partnerships in Gulf, Europe Summary: On 26 February 2025, the Libyan National Army (LNA) published a communiqué on Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s visit to Paris that including a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The...
