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Algerian Berbers March for Independence of Kabylie

Every year on April 20, Algerian Berbers take to the streets to demand the independence of the mountainous Kabylie on the occasion of the anniversary of the Berber Spring, marking the bloody crackdown by the Algerian regime in 2001 killing at least 116 protesters. The 2001 bloody events triggered the birth of a movement for […]

Algeria struggles to keep up economically with Morocco in Sahel

Algeria is trying to catch up economically with Morocco in the Sahel. But observers see that Algerian diplomatic blunders are discouraging Sahel countries from engaging with Algiers. A new chapter of Algeria’s economic warfare was opened when Morocco had offered its ports and infrastructure to give landlocked Sahel countries access to the Atlantic and global […]

UN-Sahara: Washington & its allies’ historic vote for Morocco’s territorial integrity

The UN Security Council has voted overwhelmingly for a resolution supporting clearly Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty as a credible basis for negotiations. The landmark resolution, which extends MINURSO mandate for one year, was approved Friday with 11 votes in favor to none against, 3 abstentions (China, Pakistan, and […]