Intelligence Report Warns of Increasing Ethnic Tensions in Nigeria, Hits Morocco on Algeria

Political risk consultancy, Menas Associates, has warned that the simultaneous trials of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and his counterpart, Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a. Sunday Igboho), who is agitating for a Yoruba nation will undoubtedly increase ethnic tensions in Nigeria. The political risk consultancy also knocked hard on Morocco, claiming that it is […]

Algeria May Trigger War in Western Sahara, Intelligence Report Says, Unveils Iran’s Trade Patterns

In its Sahara Focus, a monthly intelligence report on the Sahara region, a political risk consultancy, Menas Associates warns that Algeria might trigger a war in the Western Sahara. ‘’Under the current prevailing circumstances in Algeria, the question should not be dismissed quite so lightly’’, Menas Associates insists, pointing out, ‘’several of our Algerian sources believe […]

There Are Increasing Signs of Emerging Unease in Nigeria’s Oil Region, Intelligence Report Says

Intelligence report from Nigeria Politics and Security by Menas Associates, a political risk consultancy says there are increasing signs of emerging unease in the country’s oil-producing Niger Delta region which could impact production and peace. The report says on November 14 the traditional Nembe Kingdom chiefs from Bayelsa State’s Nembe Local Government Area demanded the revocation […]

US Special Forces Killed 6 Kidnappers In Northern Nigeria, Intelligence Report Says

An intelligence report by a political risk consultancy, Menas Associates, indicates that six kidnappers were killed in Nigeria by the US Special Forces. US soldiers were sent into Northern Nigeria to rescue an American citizen who was kidnapped in Niger and taken across the border by Nigerian armed bandits. ‘’Six kidnappers were killed but the […]

Terrorist Leader, Ghali, Algeria Playing Significant Roles in Mali’s Transformation, Report Says

In its monthly intelligence report on the Sahara region, Menas Associates says it is anticipating that both the Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorist leader, Iyad ag Ghali, and Algeria are playing significant roles in Mali’s transformation over the next year or two. One implication of the early October exchange, when the head of […]

Libya: Propaganda, Disinformation War Intensifying, Menas Associates Says

While Libya’s armed conflict is currently subsiding with the informal ceasefire around Sirte still holding, the propaganda and disinformation war still continues to intensify. At the moment, intelligence report says the use of disinformation on social media to demonise political opponents, and residents from other towns and regions are a major obstacle to reconciliation. According […]

Intelligence Report Hits NSA Office On Presidential Amnesty Programme Funds

Public officials in the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) who are in charge of approving funds to the Presidential Amnesty Programme for repentant Niger Delta militants have come under the hammer of Menas Associates. Menas Associates, a political risk consultancy, in its latest intelligence report on Nigeria claims that the officials also benefit […]

Menas Associates: Algeria Is Facing Bankruptcy

The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa is facing bankruptcy, according to an intelligence report. The Maghreb is, however, a sub-region of North Africa that is effectively a western part of the Arab world and is predominantly Muslim. The region also includes Libya, Mauritania (part of West Africa), Morocco, and Tunisia, which are all member states of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). […]

Crisis Rocks Morocco’s Ruling Party, Intelligence Report Says

A political risk consultancy, Menas Associates, says there is a growing feeling among some of the party’s leadership that, after two terms in government, the Parti de la justice et du dévéloppement (PJD) may be at risk of overplaying its hand in Morocco. In its monthly intelligence report on the country, Menas says a storm […]

With Fuel Price, Electricity Tariff Hike, Buhari Creating Problems For APC, Report Says

Intelligence report by Menas Associates, a political risk consultancy, has warned that the removal of fuel subsidy and the hike in electricity tariff will alienate the support base of President Muhammadu Buhari. ‘’The simultaneous removal of consumer subsidies on petrol and electricity prices is a radical departure from virtually everything that President Buhari has, for […]