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Chinese will focus on green energy in North Africa

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NORTH AFRICA

China is embarking on a fresh investment drive in North Africa, including in construction, mining, renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) projects. Some projects are geared to…

Plans for North African unity could be short-lived

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NORTH AFRICA

On April 22, Tunisian President Kais Saied hosted his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohammed al-Menfi, for a trilateral…

Conflict and climate will boost MENA flight to Europe

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

The threat of fallout in Lebanon from the Gaza conflict has increased the incentive to leave, while also distracting Beirut authorities from promised efforts to block migration…

Unrest could rise in Middle East non-oil economies

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Social unrest could increase

Morocco faces a low risk of major terrorist attacks

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MOROCCO

Security campaigns suggest concerns about the possibility of domestic terrorism threats and the seeming desire of Moroccan hardliners to fight in the Sahel. Yet arrests also…

Italy’s migration surge exposes deterrence challenges

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ITALY

ITALY: Migration pressures expose deterrence challenge

Italy NGO policy unlikely to deter migrants

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ITALY

They focus predominantly on restricting the number of rescues that vessels operated by NGOs can perform during a single deployment at sea. The government hopes that the…

Middle East and North Africa water security in 2030

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PROSPECTS 2030

Growing populations and climate change are putting additional pressure on the region’s water resources at a time when food security risks are rising in many of the MENA countries…

EU policy on Mediterranean migration is not working

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EU

EU: Mediterranean migration policy is not working

Irregular migration to the EU will rise significantly

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EU

Migration pressures are increasing, with arrivals this year via the Mediterranean expected to be the highest since 2017. The EU has significantly hardened its policy towards…