by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 11, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Security
Algeria: Sonatrach’s Path for Improvement Augmented with Chinese Partnership Summary: On 7 June 2024, the Algerian national oil firm, Sonatrach, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese oil and gas enterprise, Sinopec, to further cooperate. This...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 1, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: President in China as Beijing Seeks Broader Regional Influence Summary: On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, Tunisian President Kais Saied, conducted an official visit to China to attend the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 24, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic
Algeria: ExxonMobil Hydrocarbon Deal Signals Further Economic Opening Summary: On 23 May 2024, the Algerian national oil firm, Sonatrach, signed a deal with the American oil and gas firm, ExxonMobil that allows for the exploration of natural gas resources in central...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 11, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: European Partners Fracture on Migration, Reform Agendas Summary: Irregular migration has led to fractures amongst key European partners as disagreements continue over how Tunisia’s benefactors will balance urgency in providing assistance with calls for...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 22, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Bank Loan to Help Finance Undersea Power Link to Italy Summary: On 22 June 2023, Tunisian state media announced that the World Bank has agreed to $268.4 million in funding to support an undersea electrical cable project. The World Bank loan comes after...