Maghreb & North Africa

- Libyan unity talks are disrupted as Khalifa Haftar's son is linked to drone attacks on fuel facilities. - Moroccan journalists report years of surveillance by DGST using Pegasus spyware; Amnesty International corroborates findings. - The African Union launches AfCRA, the continent’s first credit rating agency, aiming to reduce bias from Western agencies. - Morocco's Royal Air Maroc will equip 41 jets with Starlink satellite Wi-Fi starting in early 2027. - Israeli arms firms participate in Morocco's air show for the first time, marking growing military cooperation between the two countries.

Recent headlines

• 5 questions on what’s at stake with Africa’s credit rating agency — the_africa_report
• African Union launches rival to Western credit rating giants — rt_ru
• Watch Out, Algeria: Morocco Now Has the Best F-16 Fighter Jets in the World — national_interest
• Algeria-UAE tensions extend to competition for influence in the Sahel — middle_east_monitor
• African Union launches continent’s first credit rating agency — myjoyonline_gh