by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 15, 2026 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: France Arrests Tunisian National Suspected of Planning Jihadist Inspired Attack Summary: On 11 May 2026, French authorities announced the arrest of Dhafer Mellala, a 27-year-old Tunisian national, on suspicion of plotting a jihadist-inspired attack in...
by Dispatch Content | Nov 4, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Political
Algeria: Algiers Guarded as France Debates Renegotiation of 1968 Agreement Summary: On 4 November 2025, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu reaffirmed his government’s opposition to abolishing the 1968 Franco-Algerian Agreement, expressing instead the desire to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 14, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy
Algeria: Standoff with France Expands with New Tensions Over Diplomatic Pouches Summary: On 11 August, 2025, Algeria formally rejected France’s proposed temporary procedure for handling diplomatic pouches, citing violations of international conventions and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 29, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Social
Algeria: France Threatens Asset Freezes in Continued Diplomatic Row Summary: On 28 May 2025, French News websites including ‘L’Express’ and ‘Le Journal Du Dimanche’ reported that the French government is seriously considering freezing assets of twenty senior Algerian...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 31, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Energy Firm Opens Second Claim Against National Oil Firm Summary: In late-October 2023, Canadian firm Zenith Energy announced the opening of a second arbitration case against the Enterprise Tunisienne d’Activites Petrolieres (ETAP), Tunisia’s nationalized oil...