AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDefense Spending Race: Algeria is reported to have boosted military outlays to about 8.8% of GDP (roughly a quarter of government spending), while Morocco raised defense spending 6.6% to $6.3bn, with both budgets tied to regional pressures including the Western Sahara dispute. Western Sahara Supply Chain & Ports: German cement and construction supplier Heidelberg Materials says it produced nearly 600,000 tonnes of cement in occupied Western Sahara in 2025 and supplied materials for major port projects in El Aaiún and Dakhla Atlantique—raising fresh scrutiny over corporate links to Morocco’s consolidation. Corporate Accountability in Europe: Catalonia for the Freedom of Sahrawi People Collective and partners are pressuring AZURA Group to stop marketing Dakhla as “in Morocco” and to ensure correct origin labeling for exports, citing European court rulings on Western Sahara’s separate status. Terror Designation Push: US Senator Ted Cruz is again urging Congress to label Polisario as a terrorist group, arguing it could threaten maritime security near Gibraltar and linking the claim to Iranian influence concerns. Diplomatic Repositioning: A new analysis argues Algeria hasn’t changed its Western Sahara objective—it’s redeploying resources toward the Sahel and West Africa, focusing on logistics and energy routes.
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