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The UN has decried and reiterated its call on Algeria to immediately halt summary expulsions of African migrants, as authorities in the North African country continue to round up and expel thousands to Niger in harsh desert climate. “These collective expulsions from Algeria to Niger are in utter violation of international law,” Felipe Gonzalez Morales, […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres estimated at 90,000 the population held against their will in the Polisario-run camps in south-western Algeria, a figure that is much lower compared to the inflated count put forward by the separatists and their mentor. In a report to the Security Council, Guterres said the UN Humanitarian Agencies have continued […]
In a new report to the Security Council, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has once again rebuked Polisario for lack of cooperation with the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO. Guterres expressed to the Security Council his “great concern” over the refusal of the “Polisario” to receive in Rabbouni camps in eastern Algeria, his Special […]
Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves dwindled by $8.72 billion to $88.61 billion in June 2018, the Algerian news agency APS said. The rise in oil prices has not helped Algeria reduce the pace of its dwindling reserves, which dropped from $114.1 billion in 2016 and from $178 billion in 2014. Analysts say that even with oil […]
The latest report of the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council on the Sahara issue has demystified, once and for all, the propaganda nurtured for years by the “Polisario” and its mentor, Algeria, on the so-called existence of “liberated territories” East of the defense wall in the Moroccan Sahara. The report, presented to the Security […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked the Security Council to extend for one year the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) in order to back the negotiation process. “I recommend that the Security Council extends MINURSO mandate for another year until October 31 in order to give my Envoy enough time to […]
Algeria will continue to supply gas to Morocco through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline as the two countries prepare to renew a contract that will expire in 2021, Algerian Energy Minister Mustapha Guitouni told Reuters. Morocco will take full ownership of the pipeline that channels gas to Spain in 2021, the Algerian minister said following talks with […]
The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Algeria if it buys Russian arms, the U.S. ambassador in Algiers told a local news outlet. The move against Algeria is part of measures taken under a law called Countering America’s adversaries through sanctions act (CAATSA), adopted last year, he said. The same law imposes sanctions on […]
Morocco has once again underscored the regional character of the Sahara dispute holding Algeria responsible for blocking progress towards a political solution that would put an end to the ordeal of thousands of people held against their will by the separatist Polisario militia with Algiers consent. Speaking at the 73rd UN General Assembly, head of […]
Algerian police has crackdown on Algerian retired soldiers who were violently prevented from staging a protest in Algiers to demand better wages and improved living conditions. In Boumerdes, a group of soldiers was violently dispersed as videos shared on Algerian social media showed Police dispersing the crowd using teargas and causing many injuries. The violent […]