Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a council of ministers on Sunday, December 24. The Head of State ordered the Prime Minister, Nadir Larbaoui, to launch an «in-depth study, for the creation of a free trade zone» with Mauritania. The project will help «contribute to the diversification of economic activities and the creation of a dynamic in the region, particularly along the borders between Algeria and Mauritania», reads a press release by the presidency of
The Polisario has commented on the meeting organized on December 23 in Marrakech, and attended by Morocco and Sahel countries. «What Morocco is doing in the Sahel is some sort of maneuver intended to deceive some African countries and create more instability and tensions in the region (…) A maneuver which aims to overshadow the successes of the Algerian approach to the Sahel», a senior Polisario member told Algerian media. «The Atlantic is a region at
The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) aborted a new Polisario attack, which targeted the town of Es-Smara. «A FAR drone killed at least four agents of the armed militias of the separatist movement while they were preparing, Sunday, December 24, to fire missiles at Es-Smara», a Moroccan source close to the matter told Yabiladi. For the record, on October 28 and November 5, the Polisario fired missiles at civilians in Es-Smara, including a MINURSO observation site. Attacks which left one dead
Hadj Abdullah Lamartz, Kaid Abdelkrim, Hassan Boocheta and a groom called Boojmar were four Moroccans who made it to the Souvenir Albums of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. The albums are a visual journal of the Queen’s most special moments.
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, said that his country is prone to «quickly find a solution» regarding the tense relations with Morocco. Attaf added, in an interview with Qatari state-owned Arabic-language news television network Al Jazeera, that the idea of the Arab Maghreb Union «cannot be eliminated». Regarding relations with Morocco, he continued, «Algeria is more inclined to rush to find a solution for the situation between the two countries because we
Morocco and the Canary Islands are working closely to relaunch, in the coming months, the Fuerteventura – Tarfaya maritime line, the autonomous government announced on Friday on its official website. The president of the archipelago, Fernando Clavijo, addressed this subject during a meeting with the Moroccan consul, Fatiha El Kamouri. Clavijo emphasized his government’s determination to «do everything in its power so that the shipping line starts operating as quickly as
US President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024, the White House said in a statement. The act does not condition military and security cooperation with Morocco on its commitment to open negotiations with the Polisario on the future of Western Sahara. Pro-Polisario members of Congress were discreet during the examination of the law. On the other hand, the NDDA approved by American senators and House representatives dedicated a passage for
Mauritania did not take part in the ministerial meeting, held on Saturday December 23 in Marrakech, between Morocco and Sahel countries : Mali, Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso. «An absence which takes place in the middle of good Mauritanian-Moroccan diplomatic relations», noted a media outlet in Nouakchott. On the sidelines of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, held on December 20, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed
Thousands of Moroccans participated in a massive march in Rabat, coinciding with the third anniversary of the signing of the normalization agreement between Morocco and Israel. The participants demanded the closure of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat, and chanted slogans in support of the Palestinian people.
The rag is burning between Algeria and Mali. A development which offers an opportunity for Morocco to make its return to this Sahel country. Nasser Bourita met his Malian counterpart this Saturday in Marrakech.
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