by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 18, 2026 | Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Critical Minerals Agreement Signals Washington’s Expanding Resource Strategy Summary: On 14 July 2026, Mauritania’s Minister of Mines and Industry Dy Ould Zeine and US Chargé d’Affaires in Mauritania Corina R. Sanders signed a framework agreement in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 18, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliament Approves World Bank Loan to Modernize Electricity Grid Summary: On 14 July 2026, Tunisia’s Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) approved two draft laws ratifying World Bank guarantee agreements signed on 3 November 2025 to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 18, 2026 | Economic, Libya, Political
Libya: Discussions in Sirte Anticipate Need for Military Unification Summary: On 16 July 2026, Libya’s Presidential Council reviewed the outcomes of the recent Sirte meeting between Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Salah al-Namroush and Khaled Haftar, focusing on advancing...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 18, 2026 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic
Algeria: AfDB Approves $878 Million for Interior Railway Expansion Summary: On 14 July 2026, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved USD 878 million in financing for the second phase of the Laghouat–Ghardaïa–El Meniaa railway project in Algeria, covering the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 14, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Morocco, Security
Morocco: US AFRICOM to Open Drone Academy as Force Integration Deepens Summary: On 13 July 2026, AFRICOM announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between US Africa Command and Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces at AFRICOM Headquarters, establishing the...