by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 20, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Jihadists in Mali Disrupting Cross-Border Trade Summary: As of mid-September 2025, jihadist groups operating in Mali were actively disrupting cross-border trade routes with Senegal and Mauritania, causing increasingly serious disruptions to economic...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 8, 2025 | Algeria, Economic, Political, Social
Algeria: Diplomatic Tension Grows as Mali Takes Drone Shootdown Case to ICJ Summary: On 4 September 2025, the government of Mali announced it had filed a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Algeria, accusing it of shooting down a Malian military...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 7, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Jihadist Threat Prompts Plans for Expanded Military Deployments Summary: On 4 September 2025, several news reports indicated that Mauritania is preparing a new deployment of military brigades in Hodh El Gharbi province in 2026, close to Mali’s Kayes and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 4, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Security
Algeria: Downing of Malian Drone Risks Increased Tensions Summary: On 1 April 2025, the Algerian government announced that the People’s National Army (PNA) Air Defense Forces shot down an armed drone near the Algeria-Mali border. The drone was spotted and neutralized...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 10, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Social
Mauritania: Migrants Set for Deportation to Mali Attack Police Station Summary: On 8 March 2025, Malian irregular migrants in Mauritania protested and attacked a police station in the Gogui region near the Mauritanian border with Mali. The migrants threw stones at...
