Analysis and Intelligence
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Russian military build-up in Libya exposes new Mediterranean risk for Europe
Italy dismisses reports of an imminent Russian drone threat in the Mediterranean but faces a more concrete challenge as Russia deepens its military and logistical foothold in Libya, raising the stakes for European and NATO security on the southern front.
Russian outlet maps possible Geran-5 drone strike range from Algeria to France
Russian outlet Rybar has published maps suggesting that, if Algeria were to acquire Russian Geran-5 drones, targets in Morocco and southern France could fall within range-adding a new angle to ongoing debates about regional security.
Morocco's 2026 elections: Old networks, new questions
Morocco's 2026 legislative elections will test whether the country can move beyond entrenched neo-tribal networks and clientelist politics, as nearly 16 million voters and 27 parties compete for 395 seats in a system still shaped by royal authority and deep regional divides.
Morocco and EU confront migration crisis with new diaspora investment plan
After a deadly mass crossing at Ceuta left over 100 dead, Morocco and the EU are forced to rethink their migration partnership. A proposed Diaspora Fund aims to channel remittances into local investment, targeting the roots of youth emigration.
Kenya and Morocco expand cochlear implant access for children
Kenya and Morocco have launched the fourth phase of their cochlear implant programme, aiming to treat 100 Kenyan children and deepen medical skills transfer. The initiative highlights South-South health diplomacy but leaves questions about Kenya's national capacity and future targets.
AU mediation sidelined as Libya conflict reshapes regional security
NATO's intervention in Libya in 2011 sidelined the African Union's mediation, triggering a decade of instability across North Africa and the Sahel. The AU's failed peacemaking bid reveals critical lessons for future African security architecture and regional crisis management.
Libya Faces Critical Deadlines as US Support for UN Election Deal Is Tested
Libya's rival political and security factions have signed a UN-brokered agreement to resolve the election deadlock, but the next two months will reveal whether US and international backing translates into real leverage or remains empty rhetoric.
Algeria redraws its security map with fighter jet deployment in Niger
Algeria's unprecedented deployment of Su-30 jets to Niger marks a decisive shift in its security doctrine, linking military presence to energy investments and signaling that instability in the Sahel now falls within Algiers's strategic perimeter.