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After armed clashes between militiamen loyal to former defense minister and those faithful to current ailing Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, a recent audio leak shows the magnitude of divisions and despair within the Polisario-run camps of Tindouf over Algeria’s manipulation of the separatist militia. In the leaked audio message to his followers, Bachir Mustafa Sayed, […]
Since its creation in 1989, the North African grouping known as the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) remained ink on paper unable to meet the most basic aspirations of Moroccans, Mauritanians, Algerians, Tunisians and Libyans to economic integration and freedom of movement. At the heart of the impediments to the Maghreb integration lies the regional dispute […]
The Tindouf camps, where thousands are held against their will by the Algeria-backed polisario militias, have once again been the scene of violent infighting between clans vying for power in an area where Algeria seems to have relegated all authority to militiamen. As Polisario leader Brahim Ghali was flown to South Africa for medical treatment […]
The former Algerian Minister of Relations with Parliament, Tahar Khaoua, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for corruption. Tahar Khaoua’s son, Zakaria, was given a four-year prison sentence with the confiscation of all assets and real estate of the accused, according to local media citing judicial sources. The same sources added that […]
Algeria has taken another unilateral move in its relations with Morocco by pushing forward with the exploitation of a huge iron mine in Tindouf region in total disregard for a 1972 border treaty with Morocco which provided for the shared and equal exploitation of the mine. The pact was interpreted as the price that Morocco […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Sunday threw weight behind his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied who is harshly criticized at home and abroad for legitimizing his seizure of all major powers last year. Tebboune told local media that Saied represents “the legitimate side” in Tunisia. Tebboune is the first president to publicly support Saied in the wake […]
Morocco has reiterated its call on the Algerian presidency to act in order to restore normal ties between the Moroccan and Algerian peoples, evoking shared history, culture and destiny. The call was made by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in a speech on the occasion of the Throne Day, confirming once again Rabat’s neighbourliness and forward-looking […]
King Mohammed VI pointed out Saturday that Moroccan-Algerian borders should serve as bridges for building a common future for the two countries, and thus set the example for other peoples in the Maghreb, extending once again his hand for cooperating with the Algerian presidency so that Morocco and Algeria may work hand in hand and […]
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the Sovereign’s accession to the throne of his glorious ancestors. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear […]
When Algeria halted its biggest gas pipeline with Spain in late 2021, decision-makers in Madrid knew that Algiers’ reliability as an energy supplier was called into question. In a series of self-defeating measures, Algeria has announced a technical problem in the small Medgaz pipeline, effectively halting all exports to Spain and further pushing the country […]