by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: NOC Denies Oil Smuggling Claims, Pushing Back on Foreign Interference Summary: On 23 March 2025, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) denounced reports claiming that Libyan officials of the state-run firm were responsible for oil smuggling and money laundering...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 7, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Social
Mauritania: Arrests, Deportations Spark Criticism on Migration Summary: On 6 March 2025, government spokesperson Hussein Ould Madou denied claims circulating on social media that Mauritania is organizing forced deportation of migrants. Madou stated that, in recent...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 7, 2024 | Algeria, Legal, Security
Algeria: Army Tightens Control on Northeast Illicit Drug Corridor Summary: On 4 June 2024, Algerian security forces seized a large shipment of illicit drugs in northeast Algeria along the Tunisian border. In this operation, 372,000 narcotic tablets were confiscated...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 11, 2024 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Migrant Smugglers Disrupted as Criticism of Policies Swells Summary: On 8 January 2024, multiple reports indicated that security operations had disrupted human smuggling networks in Tunisia. Some reports indicated that a smuggling network transporting...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 22, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Raid Targets Migrant Smugglers Amidst Reports of Piracy Summary: Over the weekend of 19-20 August 2023, intelligence operations by Tunisian officials led to the disruption of an organized crime network in Sfax that had been involved in smuggling migrants...
