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Libya: Tension in Zintan region after officer’s kidnapping

In Libya, oil infrastructure is once again being used as leverage to pressure the Tripoli Government. On Tuesday, residents of Zintan shut down the oil valves in protest over the kidnapping last Wednesday of Brigadier General Mustafa al-Whayshi, the director of the Central Security Department within the intelligence service. His kidnappers have not yet come […]

Mauritania cancels Chinese patrol boats deal amid U.S. sanctions pressure

The Mauritanian Government cancelled a contract with a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned conglomerate Poly Group for the sale of patrol boats, following mounting pressure from the United States, according to a report by Africa Intelligence. The subsidiary, Poly Technologies, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for its alleged support of Russia’s war […]

Son of Polisario Leader Arrested in Morocco for Drug Trafficking

The Moroccan army has aborted a drug trafficking attempt near the security wall in the southern provinces and arrested four traffickers with links to the Tindouf-based polisario officials, including the son of the development minister of the self-proclaimed SADR republic. The busting of the criminal network took place 280km away from the southern city of […]