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Algeria has suffered a series of diplomatic setbacks in 2023 that left it geopolitically isolated in its own neighborhood with an inaudible voice globally. The year was promised by the Algerian civilian façade, the presidency, as a year of achievements. The president shamelessly promised his country would join the group of emerging economies BRICS. However, […]
The U.S. State Department recently reiterated that the United States’ stance on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara remains “clear and consistent.” This confirmation follows former President Donald Trump’s declaration in December 2020, recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. The United States reaffirms unwavering support for the position on the Moroccan Sahara and warns against […]
Algeria’s foreign minister Ahmed Attaf alluded that the absence of pro-Palestinian protests in his country was due to a lack of “culture of protests” inherent to “longstanding democracies.” This came in a podcast on Aljazeera while answering a question on the mismatch between pro-Palestinian rhetoric and the lack of popular expressions of support for Palestine. […]
Fresh allegation has resurfaced in Nigeria that Chinese firms operating in the West African country employ prisoners from China, but although the validity of the rumor is questionable, the presence of large numbers of Chinese workers laboring on infrastructure projects built by Chinese companies is one of the most controversial aspects of China’s economic engagement […]
The ruling Algerian junta has sparked a diplomatic crisis with another neighboring country, proving beyond doubt to be a regional pariah and a source of instability. Algeria is controlled by an opaque military-intelligence regime suffering from megalomania. It has already strained relations with Morocco, Spain, France, Mauritania, Tunisia, Niger, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and […]
Mali summoned its ambassador to Algiers against the backdrop of worsening ties accusing Algeria of interfering in Mali’s domestic issues and “unfriendly acts.” After it summoned Algiers ambassador to Bamako to protest against Algeria’s meddling in Mali’s internal issues, Algiers responded by summoning Mali’s ambassador to Algiers, in a move that was seen in Mali […]
Mali has summoned Algeria’s ambassador to Bamako in protest over Algerian president Tebboune’s reception of a religious leader backing the Touareg independence rebels. President Tebboune had offered a reception in his Mouradia palace in Algiers to Mahmoud Dicko, an Imam and an opponent of the ruling men in uniform in Bamako. The reception was “an […]
Algeria’s once vibrant and critical media is now reduced to puppets whose strings are pulled by the military regime, relaying propaganda and fake news unchecked to divert the attention of Algerians. The demise of Algerian media started with co-option under Bouteflika’s long rule to repression under the couple Chengriha-Tebboune. Unemployment, the shortage of basic commodities, […]
The Polisario separatist group and its state sponsors, Algeria & South Africa, are undermining Washington’s interests in North Africa, across the Continent and beyond, says U.S. Foreign Policy Research Institute. In an analysis published lately on U.S. new regional strategy, Michael Walsh, Senior Fellow in FPRI, cites the latest deadly rocket attacks launched against civilians […]
The reckless ruling Algerian junta has refused to allow a C-17 plane of U.S. Air Force into its airspace without giving the reasons behind such a troubling move. The incident, which has been reported by Spanish daily “La Razon”, comes after the visit paid by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Harris to Algiers […]