First Independent Mena Newspaper
France is moving in the direction of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara provinces, former French ambassador to Algiers Xavier Driencourt said. “We are getting closer to Morocco. And what will happen on the Algerian side? From my point of view, there are two possibilities: either we fall out again with the Algerians, especially if […]
The Wall Street Journal highlighted the independence declaration by Kabylia’s MAK movement after years of repression under the Algerian regime. “After half a century of working with human-rights and democratic groups in Algeria to liberalize the one-party police state, Kabyle spokesmen, including Mr. Mehenni, brought the case for decolonization to the U.N. A few days […]
Algeria’s U17 handball team has withdrawn from an Arab championship to avoid playing against a Moroccan squad with jerseys bearing the Kingdom’s full map including Sahara provinces. The decision is the second in a row involving the Moroccan map, after Algerian customs detained jerseys of RS Berkane football team. The African football federation had judged […]
The human rights situation in Algeria deteriorated in 2023 due to increased repression and violation of the freedoms of expression, press, assembly, and association, says the U.S State Department in its latest annual country report on the human rights situation in Algeria. The report cites documented cases of torture, arbitrary arrests, and inhuman treatment of […]
Russia is reported to have urged the Algerian regime to refrain from meddling in the domestic issues of Moscow’s allies in the region, Niger and Mali, news website Maghreb Intelligence reported. The warning came during a meeting in Algiers on April 14 between Russia’s MENA region envoy Mikhail Bogdanov with top Algerian military rulers. Bogdanov […]
The underreported plight of enslaved black people continues in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, where Algerian authorities abandoned thousands to the mercy of a separatist militia that trades in their sufferings. Slavery is the least reported crime against humanity in the camps where the population held against their will are subjected to harsh living conditions coupled […]
In a new episode of media muzzling, Algeria has expelled a Jeune Afrique journalist after he was subjected to an 11-hour investigation into his writings and connections. Journalist Farid Alilat said he was held at a Police post in Algiers airport before being forced to go back to France. This refoulement case shocked critics and […]
The vassalization of Tunisia by Algeria continues to draw criticism among the Tunisian political class. Recently Neji Jelloul, a political party leader, called on Tunisian authorities to safeguard the country’s sovereignty by returning to positive neutrality in the Algeria-instigated conflict over the Sahara territory. Tunisia, under President Kais Saied, has irked Morocco when it rolled […]
Voices are rising at the FIFA, urging the Confederation of African Football to take action against the Algerian authorities for using procrastination tactics to prevent the deployment of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at a CAF quarter finals game played lately in Algiers between “USM Alger” and “Rivers United” of Nigeria. The African football governing body […]
Sensing an incoming shift in Kenya’s standing on Moroccan Sahara, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf travelled on Monday to Nairobi in a bid to beg President William Ruto not to change course and support Morocco’s territorial integrity. According to press reports, the Algerian desperate move comes amidst news that President Ruto is preparing his […]