North Africa-OSINT- شمال افريقيا

🇱🇾🇹🇷Libyan House of Representatives has unanimously ratified the Memorandum of Understanding on maritime jurisdiction zones, signed in 2019 between Turkey and the Government of National Accord.

House also rescinded two 2020 resolutions that had rejected the memorandum and called for the severing of relations with Ankara.

❗️🇲🇦 Polisario Front accounts have been warning for the past week against the usage of Moroccan made Toyota car keys.
The Polisario accounts claim this is a new methode used by DGED and Moroccan military intelligence to track the vehicles of Anti Moroccan Sahrawi elements in Sahel and north Africa region.

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❗️🇱🇾 Libyan National Army deputy commander inspected the southern "waw" military base responsible for surveillance of the southern Libyan border.

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❗️🇲🇦🇲🇷 According to Jeuneafrique Mauritania asked Morocco to give up Lagouira in exchange for Mauritania to recognize the sovereignty of Morocco over the Sahara.
The kingdom of Morocco refused the offer immediately.

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❗️🇩🇿🇷🇺 Visual confirmation of BK-6E Russian made attack boat being operated by the Algerian navy.

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❗️🇪🇸🇪🇬 Spain reportedly offered to sell Egypt the S80 attack submarine.

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❗️🇲🇱🇷🇺 Government Forces with the help of the Russian Africa corps managed to retake Intihaka gold mine for JNIM/AZWAD fighters.

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❗️🇱🇾🇲🇦 Khaled Hafter visits the Moroccan frigate Mohammed the 6th and the headquarters of the Royal Moroccan Navy. @NAOSINT12

❗️🇱🇾🇲🇦 Khaled Hafter visits the Moroccan frigate Mohammed the 6th and the headquarters of the Royal Moroccan Navy.

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❗️🇲🇦🇫🇷 The Moroccan National Defense Administration has signed a historic deal with the French company Harmattan AI for the construction of an anti-drone air defense system fully integrated with artificial intelligence.
​The system will focus on using cost-effective drones to combat suicide drones entering Moroccan airspace.
​With combat-tested products proven in Ukraine, Harmattan AI seeks to expand its footprint by establishing a local manufacturing plant in the Kingdom of Morocco.

❗️🇱🇾 Chief of Military Intelligence in the National Libyan Army, Fawzi Mansouri was killed in his car, according to the NLA this assassination operation will not go unanswered.

❗️🇱🇾 Tensions in Libya rise again several oil refineries were attacked in a new escalation between National Libyan Army and the Armed faction of the national unity government.

❗️🇷🇺🇲🇱 Russian Africa corps uses a lancet drone on a JNIM technical in Mali.

❗️🇷🇺🇲🇱 Russian Africa corps continues operations against JNIM in Mali.

🇩🇿Algeria has completed its 2,400-kilometer section of the Trans-Saharan Highway, a vital route linking northern Africa with the markets of the Sahel.

The highway connects Mediterranean ports with countries further south and is part of a larger corridor that is now 90% complete.
It functions as an economic corridor designed to stimulate intra-continental trade integration and facilitate the transport of goods to Sahel countries.

❗️🇺🇸🇲🇦 Moroccan Royal Armed Forces And US AFCOM successfully tested a low cost long range cruise missile in the shooting range of cape deraa.

❗️🇲🇦 Moroccan Royal Armed Forces shared public pictures of it's FPV drone teams in the Sahara.

❗️🇸🇩 Sudan Armed forces shot down an enemy UAV, using Turkish Akinci. @NAOSINT12

​❗️🇲🇦🇺🇸 US and Morocco Sign New Defense Cooperation Roadmap
​The Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America have agreed upon a new roadmap for mutual defense cooperation spanning the next decade.
​This agreement will grant the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces access to advanced weapon systems and provide American assistance for Morocco’s burgeoning domestic defense industry. The roadmap is rumored to include:
•​A new Abrams tank deal.
•​Additional HIMARS units.
•​Enhanced cruise missile capabilities.
•​A major F-35 procurement deal.

❗️🇲🇦 Moroccan Royal Navy special forces GIMR in the international Flintlock naval exercise.

❗️🇲🇦🇪🇺 The European Union has officially shifted its stance to support the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. While the EU has historically maintained a vague or "neutral" position, the recent adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025) which recognizes the plan as a serious and credible basis for negotiation has prompted the bloc to align its policy.
​This development is expected to have a significant geopolitical influence across the North African region.

❗️🇸🇾🇹🇷 Recent pictures released by the Syrian Ministry of Defense show the 60th Syrian Division equipped with Turkish-made armored vehicles. Specifically, the units appear to be operating the Otokar Cobra II and the BMC Vuran.
​Vehicle Capabilities:
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•Otokar Cobra II (4x4): This is a highly versatile tactical armored vehicle. It features a modular design with high ballistic and mine protection. It is known for its mobility in rough terrain and can be integrated with various weapon stations, including remote-controlled machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles.

•BMC Vuran (MPV): Part of the "Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicle" family, the Vuran is designed primarily for troop transport and convoy protection. It features a V-shaped hull to deflect landmine blasts and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices). It typically carries up to nine personnel and offers high-capacity air conditioning and run-flat tires for extreme environments.

❗️🇱🇾 Libya approves first unified budget in more than a decade.

Libya’s rival legislative bodies have approved a unified state budget for the first time in more than a decade, in a rare moment of cooperation in a country fractured by years of civil war

Libya has remained split since the 2014 civil war, which created rival administrations in the east and west. The last time the country operated under a single national budget was in 2013.

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❗️🇪🇬 Egypt signs deal to deploy AI Drone monitoring system:

Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad witnessed on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the signing of a cooperation contract with Drone-Tech to establish a smart aerial monitoring system using AI-powered drones and geospatial analysis.

The initiative comes in line with state directives to modernize local and environmental governance through advanced digital technologies.

The agreement was signed by Head of the Planning and Integrated Local Development Sector Dr. Said Helmy Abdel Khaleq on behalf of the ministry, and Chairman Mohamed Shehata Youssef on behalf of Drone-Tech.

Awad said the system aims to provide real-time field analysis to enhance urban and environmental oversight, particularly in addressing building violations, improving waste management, and monitoring the “black cloud” phenomenon.

❗️🇲🇦🇺🇸 Morocco will host the first U.S. regional drone training center in Africa, according to an announcement by General Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF). The project will begin with a pilot phase during the African Lion 2026 exercise, scheduled from April 20 to May 8 in the kingdom. The U.S. military and several African armed forces will jointly conduct the exercise.
Moroccan Royal Airforce already operates, approximately 300 small to large drones since 1982, making it the ideal country to host such a hub.

❗️🇲🇦🇫🇷 DELAIR French drone company is building a drone factory in Morocco to serve as it's African hub, this is the third company to build a drone factory in the kingdom of Morocco.