by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 21, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social
Morocco: Direct Flight to Beijing Launched as Rabat Courts Tourists, Investors Summary: On 20 January 2025, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced a new direct flight connecting Casablanca and Beijing after five years since the plan was envisioned. RAM stated that this new...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 17, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security
Algeria: French Ambassador Summoned as Tensions Spike Summary: On 15 December 2024, Algeria’s official media reported that Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Attaf, summoned French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet over accusations of efforts by France to destabilize the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 5, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Defense Cooperation with NATO Bloc Evolving, Expanding Summary: On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency made public State Department approval of the possible sale of 184 Javelin man-portable anti-armor missiles to Tunisia as...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 9, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security
Tunisia: US-Led Multinational Naval Exercise Phoenix Express 24 Begins Summary: On 5 November 2024, Tunisia began hosting the multinational naval exercise, Phoenix Express 2024, which will conclude on 15 November. The exercise is sponsored by the United States, and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 29, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security
Morocco: Macron in Rabat as France’s North Africa Strategy Evolves Summary: On 28 October 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron conducted a state visit to Rabat, Morocco with a delegation of more than 120 French figures from the political and cultural fields, in...