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Algeria’s regime has once again turned to its familiar playbook, accusing Morocco of deliberately polluting a shared waterway in a bid to deflect attention from its own chronic environmental failures. In a country where citizens have for years been queuing for milk and recently for potatoes, the media have geared attention to the neighbor on […]
The Polisario militias from their headquarters in Algeria announced a “general mobilization” against Morocco on Nov 10, but the declaration has been widely dismissed as hollow propaganda timed to distract from Algeria’s latest diplomatic isolation at the United Nations. The group issued a communiqué claiming the move responded to alleged “dangerous military activities” by Morocco […]
While official discourse in Algeria continues to highlight a nominal GDP surge, the International Monetary Fund’s latest assessment paints a more cautious picture of the country’s economic fundamentals amid a widening budget deficit. In its 2026 Article IV Consultation report, the IMF warns that large fiscal deficits have depleted fiscal buffers and external buffers have […]
During the Nov 10 United Nations General Assembly session dedicated to examining Russia’s recent veto on the Moroccan Sahara file, Morocco’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Omar Hilale, once again exposed Algeria as the main party to the Sahara conflict, blocking efforts to reach a political solution on the basis of Morocco’s autonomy plan. Through a series […]
The United Nations General Assembly met on Tuesday 10 November to discuss the Russian veto that blocked renewal of the MINURSO mandate, and the session turned into a display of support for Morocco’s autonomy plan. Convened under Resolution 76/262 after Russia’s veto of 30 October in the Security Council, the procedural meeting also showed Algeria’s […]
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz delivered a forceful address before the UN General Assembly, sharply criticizing what he described as decades of “wishful thinking” that have kept the Sahara conflict frozen for 50 years, while strongly endorsing Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal as the realistic path to peace. Opening with a phrase drawn […]
Morocco has affirmed at the UN General Assembly that the Sahara was Moroccan before the 30 October, it is even more Moroccan after 30 October, and it will remain Moroccan until the end of time. Addressing the UNGA debate convened Tuesday pursuant to resolution 76/262 related the veto cast on the U.S. draft resolution on […]
Only two countries are currently witnessing potato shortages: Algeria and North Korea. In Algeria viral videos on social media showed dozens of citizens raiding fields to pick unripe potatoes themselves after the vegetable disappeared from the domestic market amid very high prices. The people desperately descended on farmlands, digging up and filling bags, as if […]
Algeria, long presented as an oil powerhouse, imported more than one million tons of diesel in 2025 despite repeated presidential pledges of fuel self-sufficiency, according to Sonatrach’s latest annual report. In April 2025, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared in Bechar that “next year, Algeria will not import a single drop of gasoil.” Yet the company’s 2025 […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s pledge to double public salaries rings hollow against the backdrop of relentless money printing and fiscal policies that are steadily eroding the dinar’s value. Any nominal wage gains will be halved in real terms in a country where the black market determines the value of the currency depending on offer and […]