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 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...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 11, 2026 | Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Murphy Oil and Chariot Energy Apply for Offshore Exploration Acreage Summary: On 10 July 2026, Upstream reported that US independent Murphy Oil Corporation and London-listed junior Chariot Energy Group have separately applied for exploration acreage...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 9, 2026 | Economic, Libya, Political
Libya: Qatar’s UCC Holding Acquires Ghadames Basin Block as Gulf Investment Accelerates Summary: On 8 July 2026, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement (EPSA)...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 27, 2026 | Economic, Libya, Social
Libya: Growing Domestic and International Tensions Over Migration Management Summary: On 22 June 2026, Amnesty International warned that Libyan authorities have intensified crackdowns on migrants through mass arrests, arbitrary detentions and expulsions, alongside...