Nov 19, 2020 | Iran, Menas Associates
There is no doubt that external sanctions have altered Iran’s trade patterns because it has been forced to address three sanctions-related challenges: Secure sources of imports in light of the hesitation of the traditional sources of imported goods to work with...
Nov 19, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
September’s ending of the nine-month long blockade of the country oil sector infrastructure by Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), and the National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) subsequent lifting of force majeure, has seen oil production rebound...
Nov 19, 2020 | Menas Associates, Sahara
The question of whether Algeria might trigger a war in the Western Sahara sounds far-fetched, and we believe it is. However, under the current prevailing circumstances in Algeria, the question should not be dismissed quite so lightly. Several of our Algerian...
Nov 16, 2020 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
There are increasing signs of emerging unease in Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta region which could impact production and peace. On 14 November the traditional Nembe Kingdom chiefs from Bayelsa State’s Nembe Local Government Area (LGA) demanded the revocation of...
Nov 2, 2020 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
At least 20 of Nigeria’s 36 states have established judicial panels of inquiry into police brutality following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to do so. The Lagos State panel is attracting the most attention because of its mandate to look into the alleged...
Nov 2, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) was launched last week with virtual talks in preparation for the start of in-person negotiations in Tunis on 9 November. Its objectives are a final political settlement to the current conflict covering issues such as:...
