AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSpain–Algeria Energy Reset: Pedro Sánchez’s first Algiers visit in four years signals a thaw after the Western Sahara rift, with talks focused on boosting Algerian gas imports (up 10%) and encouraging Spanish investment across agriculture, food production, infrastructure, and services. Regional Energy Infrastructure: ECOWAS has endorsed the $25bn Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a 6,000km plan to move gas toward Europe via Spain, with construction targeted for 2028 and financing/tariffs still to be settled. Franco-Moroccan Power Links: France and Morocco are pushing a renewable electricity interconnection and broader economic cooperation after Paris backed Morocco’s Western Sahara stance, aiming to deepen energy and value-chain integration. Occupied Western Sahara Under Scrutiny: Sahrawi groups and the Sahrawi Working Group condemn Morocco’s use of Dakhla for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, arguing it helps whitewash occupation; separate criticism targets Engie’s role in enabling desalination-powered farmland expansion via new land tenders. Surveillance Fallout: A new investigation alleges Morocco used Pegasus spyware to target journalists and officials, keeping Western Sahara-linked geopolitics in the spotlight.
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