Briefs Bound

Algeria’s Northern Grain Farmers Push Back Against the Government’s Saharan Wheat Strategy$

Northern Algerian farmers are pushing back on the government’s Saharan wheat strategy after equipment shortages disrupted this summer’s record harvest, according to local media.

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Mali’s Jihadist-Separatist Alliance Pushes Toward Anéfis as Fighting Enters Its Sixth Day$

Mali’s JNIM-FLA alliance has pushed into its sixth day of fighting for Anéfis after ambushing a Malian-Russian convoy near Tabrichat and downing a helicopter, as a second relief convoy heads toward the besieged garrison.

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Morocco’s Labor Market Gaps Push Growing Numbers of Women Toward Seasonal Work in Spain$

Morocco sends 14,000–18,000 women to Spain’s farms each year under a growing seasonal work program, even as domestic training and wage gaps persist.

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Libya: Washington’s Libya Plan Would Install Haftar’s Son as President. Libya’s Institutions Are Saying No$

Washington’s power-sharing plan for Libya would install Saddam Haftar as president while Abdulhamid Dbeibah remains prime minister. But Libya’s High Council of State, Misrata’s leadership, and Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Gharyani have all rejected it, while the UN’s separate 4+4 committee is quietly producing the actual roadmap Washington’s plan still lacks.

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