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The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9) exposed the growing diplomatic isolation of Algeria in its campaign to force the participation of the Polisario Front in international events. Despite not being officially invited, the self-declared SADR representative- using Algerian travel documents like all Polisario separatists- attempted to place a nameplate at the conference […]
The Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has disappeared from public view long before the deadly bus crash that has sparked widespread popular anger over deteriorating transport infrastructure and services in an oil and gas producing country. At least 18 commuters were killed and 25 others injured in Algiers on August 15 after an old rusty bus […]
Morocco has lowered the level of its diplomatic representation at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, currently held in Yokohama, Japan, following the scandalous participation of polisario militias in the event under high Japanese security protection. The ridiculous show was cooked up and generously financed by the Algerian military regime with tax-payers money […]
In a revealing article published on The Conversation, Algerian academic Manel Ismahane Rebbah attempted in vain to justify Algeria’s decades-long costly support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara. Yet, her own analysis inadvertently underscores the growing legitimacy of Morocco’s autonomy plan and exposes the contradictions at the heart of Algeria’s foreign policy. Rebbah’s piece, […]
When a 21-year-old bus plunged off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach on August 15, killing 18 and injuring 24, it didn’t just crash into a river, it sank into a lake of sewage that has been left untreated since the country’s independence. The site, long known for its toxic pollution and foul stench, […]
Morocco is the only Arab and African country to participate in “UNITAS 2025”, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, to be organized in the United States from September 15 to October 6, 2025. The year’s exercise features approximately 8,000 personnel from 26 allied and partner nations, including multiple ships, submarines, and aircraft (fixed wing and […]
All wars and conflicts experience watershed moments offering new opportunities for the sides involved to decide whether to continue the bloody journey leading to nowhere, or choose the path of peace and compromise. In October, the UN Security Council will hold a pivotal meeting on the Sahara conflict as the United States, France and the […]
France is set to end diplomatic indulgence with Algeria. This summer, Paris launched a sweeping crackdown on Algeria’s abuse of international norms. President Emmanuel Macron’s suspension of the 2013 visa exemption agreement for Algerian diplomatic and service passport holders, coupled with the activation of the visa-readmission mechanism, marks a turning point in Franco-Algerian relations. This […]
The Polisario mercenaries have been nurtured deceit, treachery and lies for fifty years by the feckless, corrupt and betrayer Algerian military regime. Both the puppet and the puppeteers continue to live in denial. Though they reached the endgame, they still refuse to concede defeat and accept the failure of their separatist project in the Moroccan […]
Morocco’s strategy in defending its legitimate rights over its southern provinces has evolved from a security angle to a focus on economic development and investment opportunities, says World Politics Review, an American academic quarterly journal. The Sahara issue has seen a significant diplomatic shift since 2020, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced American recognition of […]