Category: Political Risk
Arab States’ Military Alliance to Confront Iran Soon? Reality and Disagreements Hitting Capabilities
Since the end of 2016, alliances in the Middle East again have become very fluid. Internal...
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Algerian authorities confronted with localized labor unrest, escalation in 2017
While the Algerian authorities continue to focus a great deal of attention and resources on...
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Morocco remains a moderate risk country, seeks to contain militant groups
Morocco faces a moderate level of security risk, placing it as an intermediate risk country....
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Mozambique’s economy facing the bad and the potential good
First the bad. The Mozambican economy is facing tremendous negative pressure originating from two...
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Nigeria: The destruction of oil pipelines: A November to remember
The state of security tied to oil infrastructure in Niger Delta continues to worsen amid growing...
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Mozambique in Transition
Mozambique, a country that has received a great deal of attention and investment thanks to the oil...
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Chakib Khelil and Algeria’s Presidential Succession: “Should I run or should I go?”
Ever since his return to Algeria in March 2016, ex-energy minister and former Opec president...
Read MoreNigeria latest threat assessment: Ongoing offensive vs. Boko Haram while grazing wars intensify
Summary: The anti-Boko Haram offensive continued this week, with an important arrest of the leader of Ansaru happening mid-week. Ansaru is a splinter group of Boko Haram which pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic...
Read MoreA Status Quo Change in Libya?
After several months of diplomatic endeavors, the UN-brokered Presidential Council (PC) and Government of National Accord (GNA) moved to Tripoli, where they operate from a naval base, despite the animosity of dozens of militias...
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