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The Washington Post has confirmed the alarming ties existing between the Algerian regime and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, which has trained Polisario militias to guerrilla tactics in order to undermine Morocco’s stability and territorial integrity. In a story titled: “Syria seeks to sever Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash”, the prestigious American newspaper said […]
Africans in Algeria, who have often been stigmatized, fear heightened racism amid tensions between the Algerian regime and its Sahel neighbors. Algeria’s social media is awash with Afrophobia and anti-migrant sentiment with a surge in calls for hostile acts against Sub-Saharans, who already suffer from degrading treatment in Algeria. Anti-migrant sentiment was stoked when Algeria […]
Amid deteriorating financial and economic stability in Tunisia, President Kais Saied has opted to deepen his country’s alignment with isolated Algeria, signaling an unprecedented diplomatic subservience in Tunisian history. Algeria’s foreign minister has visited Tunis complaining of tough times in the region requiring closer alliance with Tunisia. The visit came in a context marked by […]
Congressman Joe Wilson said he is preparing to introduce a legislation that will designate the Polisario militias as a terrorist group. He made the statement after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the UN Envoy to the Sahara that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the sole basis for negotiations to end the over five-decade conflict. […]
Few days after reiterating recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the Trump administration has told the UN envoy to the territory Staffan de Mistura that the Moroccan autonomy plan is the only solution to the issue. Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has reiterated a clear U.S. position – genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is […]
The Polisario Front is one of the last Cold War relics. Algeria founded the separatist group, and the Soviet Union and Cuba supported it, to use as a proxy against Morocco, said the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in a report. The Polisario Front’s existence today is an affront to human rights. Algeria embraces the […]
Algeria and Iran, two states in the same sinking boat, ask help from one another. That is the summary of a visit to Algeria by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a bid to foster their alliance, amid deepening isolation in their respective regions in a context marked by Trump administration’s pressure on both countries […]
From a crisis to another, Algeria has entrenched its regional isolation. The recent imposition of a ban on all flights heading or coming from Mali, evidences the whimsical and vindictive approach to foreign policy that has characterized the newly recycled military regime in Algeria, led by the Chengriha-Tebboune duo. Mali has responded with a similar […]
The Trump administration has reiterated its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and reaffirmed that the autonomy plan represents the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute. This came in a State Department statement following talks in Washington between foreign minister Nasser Bourita and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The […]
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK government was reviewing its position on the Sahara conflict in an answer to a question by an MP on whether the UK plans to support Morocco’s autonomy plan following the example of the US and France. The statement signals an upcoming change in the UK government towards an […]