Shield and Alert: Maghreb Bound

Book: Lafarge Group and the Islamic State

Lafarge’s indictment for financing terrorism reveals corporate entanglements with ISIS to maintain operations in Syria. In Personne morale, Justine Augier exposes how multinationals like Lafarge navigate ethics and profit in conflict zones, raising questions on global accountability.

Is Morocco Quietly Preparing for Royal Succession?

Morocco’s royal succession is in the spotlight as King Mohammed VI faces health challenges. Key figures, including Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, are preparing for a potential transition. This shift may lead Morocco toward a more conservative future, impacting the kingdom’s stability and modernization

Algeria boosts defense budget to tackle cross-border threats

Algeria’s draft Finance Law for the year 2025 earmarks record spending for its military and defense. The Ministry of Defense, which oversees the country’s armed forces, will receive more than US$25 billion, an increase of over 10% compared to 2024. The move is...

Libya’s fragmented military and competition for its control

While the world is focused on the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, a power struggle continues to destabilize Libya, with protagonists competing for the control of the armed forces. Three factions are now at the center of an ongoing struggle over the fate of the...

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Shield and Alert: Maghreb Bound

Book: Lafarge Group and the Islamic State

Is Morocco Quietly Preparing for Royal Succession?

Algeria boosts defense budget to tackle cross-border threats

Libya’s fragmented military and competition for its control

Is Morocco Quietly Preparing for Royal Succession?

Algeria boosts defense budget to tackle cross-border threats

Libya’s fragmented military and competition for its control

Algeria: Former head of police in custody for allegedly conspiring with foreign officials

Libya: As Crises Pile, Libya has no Clear Path to Stability

Libya: The Haftar family seeks to impose dynastic rule on Libya

Energy: Algeria’s Oil and Gas Ambitions in Niger Makes Trans-Sahara Pipeline More Likely

Morocco: King Mohammed VI gets France’s support on Western Sahara, pardons some jailed journalists and activists

Elections in North Africa: No Excitement Ahead, No Change in Course

Drought Disrupts Wheat Sector in Morocco, Uncertainty with French and Russian Supplies

Algeria’s strengthening EU gas market pushes Morocco to look for its own gas

North Africa Confronted with New Security Concerns

Tunisia’s weak economic performance compounded by late data releases

Algeria-Morocco: The Dividing Kaftan

Algeria: President announces early election, no one knows why

Algeria: Beware of forgery. New law seeks to reduce fraud and white collar crime

Brief: Tunisia: The Lazy Governors

Algeria: Opposition leader Zoubida Assoul announces presidential bid

Agriculture: Spanish farmers say Moroccan strawberries carry virus, as Morocco surpasses Spain as tomato supplier to EU

Libya: Bank and power company employees detained over separate corruption affairs

Tunisia: Detention of three oil executives extended in Tunis over alleged contract irregularities

Morocco: Protest over water management in Figuig continues, local militants arrested

Morocco: Consumers to pay more for Netflix, Airbnb and other online services courtesy 2024 state budget

Tunisia’s Slide Toward Autocracy: The Erosion of Democratic Institutions

Western Sahara: Escalating Tensions Between Morocco and the SPLA

Podcast: The Sahel is the Next Big Geopolitical Crisis where Foreign Meddlers are Congregating

Trade: Israel-Morocco trade takes a hit amid extreme instability in the Middle East

22 Islamist militant suspects arrested in Tunisia ($)

Morocco-Israel trade figures collapsing

Defense: Morocco orders armored vehicles from Turkey ($)

Algeria: Judicial Supervision of Former Head of RCD Party: Political Pressure or Legal Procedure?

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