by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 16, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Turkey, France Seek Balanced Partnerships with Rival Governments Summary: On 15 April 2025, Belgassem Khalifa Haftar, Director General of the eastern-based Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund signed contracts with Turkish companies Libco Insaat and...
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...
