A declassified 1984 CIA document reveals Algeria's efforts to bolster the Polisario Front by strengthening its ties with Iran and Syria. This move was seen as a response to the rapprochement between Morocco's King Hassan II and Libyan leader Muammar (...)
During the recent UN Committee of 24 meeting in Caracas (May 14-16), Morocco raised the issue of Kabyle self-determination from Algeria. Ambassador Omar Hilale confronted his Algerian counterpart, Amar Bendjama, arguing that «The Kabyle people in (...)
The Amazigh World Assembly is again calling attention to the conflict between Tuareg and the Malian army. They criticize the role of both Bamako and Algiers in the ongoing violence in Azawad.
The Amazigh World Assembly (AMA) has written to the (...)
A declassified CIA document from February 13, 1987, analyzes potential military escalation between Morocco and Algeria. The report considers scenarios following Morocco's successful defense against Polisario attacks after building the Sand Wall.
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Without mentioning it by name, Morocco was present in the speeches delivered in Algiers on Wednesday 8 May by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the head of the country's armed forces, General Said Chengriha.
In his speech, the military chief said (...)
South Africa is planning to organize a diplomatic forum in support of the Polisario Front in the Tindouf camps in the near future. This announcement was made by Sello Patrick Rankhumise, Chargé d'Affaires of the Pretoria Embassy to «SADR».
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Algerian official news agency has announced the death of the Arab Maghreb Union. Meanwhile, Libya distances itself from Algiers' new Maghreb bloc that excludes Morocco, while Mauritania still refuses to join.
A week after the April 22 meeting in (...)
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (USMA) refused to play the return leg of their semi-final against Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) on Sunday evening.
The Algerian delegation left the Berkane stadium and is due to fly back to Algiers in the (...)
The Algerian under-20 handball team has withdrawn from their match against Morocco on Tuesday, April 23rd, in Casablanca. This occurred on the third day of the sixth edition of the Arab Under-20 Championship, according to Algerian newspaper El (...)
The semi-final match between Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) and USM d'Alger in the African Football Confederation Cup has been cancelled by the match referee after the Moroccan players refused to take the field on Sunday evening.
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced, Sunday, it would refer the case of the cancelled CAF Confederation Cup semifinal match between Algerian club USM Alger and Morocco's Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) to the competent (...)
The Algeria-initiated Maghreb project, excluding Morocco, is moving forward. Tunisia will host a summit on Monday, April 22nd, between the Tunisian and Algerian presidents, and the president of the Libyan presidential council. The Tunisian (...)
Moroccan football club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) faced delays at Algiers International Airport due to their jerseys, which depict the Moroccan map including the Sahara.
Moroccan club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) players faced (...)
Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune waits for the arrival of French prime minister at the presidential palace in Algiers, on October 10, 2022. - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's two-day trip to the North African country comes just six (...)
The head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, informed the Security Council on Tuesday that the Polisario Front had rejected his proposal for a ceasefire during Ramadan. Ivanko, a Russian diplomat, also briefed the Council on the Polisario's response to (...)
A CIA document reveals differences between the Algerian military and President Chadli Bendjedid in the 1980s regarding the Western Sahara conflict. While military leaders called for escalation the Algerian President favored diplomacy.
A declassified (...)
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf arrived at UN headquarters on April 16, hours before the start of a closed session of the Security Council devoted to the Sahara issue.
At the UN, Attaf met with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura to discuss «UN steps (...)
Members of the «Parti nationaliste rifain» (NRP) were in New York on Monday, April 15th. In front of the United Nations headquarters, a leading figure of the separatist group, Yuba El Ghadioui, went live on social media, took photos, and even (...)
A new diplomatic crisis is erupting between Algeria and yet another Sahel country. After Mali in December, Niger is now at odds with Algeria. On Wednesday, Niamey authorities summoned the Algerian ambassador to «protest» against the «violent» (...)
Algeria claims that the military exercise co-organized by Morocco and the United States, African Lion, which will be held in Agadir, Tantan, Mahbas, Tata, Kenitra, Ben Guerir, and Tifnit in the coming weeks, is a «provocation» to (...)
In an interview with Algerian media on Saturday, president Abdelmadjid Tebboune addressed the Algerian-initiated project for a Maghreb grouping excluding Morocco. The Kingdom featured prominently in the passages devoted to this project launched on (...)
Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs has defended the idea of creating a Maghreb bloc excluding Morocco. The plan was initiated by his country, which seeks the support of Mauritania.
After it kicked off in Algiers on March 3, a Maghreb grouping (...)
Algeria has decided to move forward on the issue of its expropriated property in Rabat, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Tuesday in a press briefing.
«This matter arose from Morocco, and we responded in a way that Morocco found suitable. (...)
At a press briefing in Algiers yesterday, March 26th, the Algerian Foreign Minister stressed that the Sahara question is not closed, Algerian media reported.
«The issue is still being examined by the Committee of 24 of the UN, which still considers (...)
The leader of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK) has announced the proclamation of the Kabyle state on April 20. In an address, he referred to Morocco's position on the movement, hoping to get more concretized support.
The president of (...)