Energy Infrastructure: West Africa leaders have endorsed the $25bn African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a ~6,900km corridor to move Nigerian gas along the Atlantic coast to Morocco and onward into Europe, with construction expected from 2028 and capacity up to 30 bcm/year. Diplomatic Reset & Energy Trade: Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez met Algeria’s President Tebboune in Algiers, seeking a thaw after the Western Sahara dispute; both sides agreed to raise Spanish imports of Algerian gas by 10% and discussed investment and energy cooperation. Franco-Moroccan Deals: France and Morocco’s renewed partnership deepened in Rabat, with talks including security and a plan to explore commercially viable renewable electricity exports from Morocco to France. Occupied Western Sahara Under Scrutiny: Calls for boycotts and legal criticism are growing over Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” filming in occupied Dakhla, with Sahrawi groups saying it risks normalizing Morocco’s control; the dispute is now spilling into tourism and media narratives. Agri-Industry & Land Use: Sahrawi groups condemned Engie-linked desalination and new farmland tenders in occupied Western Sahara, arguing they enable export-oriented agriculture without consent. Cyber & Surveillance: A major investigation alleges Morocco used Pegasus spyware to target journalists and activists, including possible links to Spanish numbers.