A Moroccan elected official launched a violent diatribe against Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune after the latter received representatives of Sufi brotherhoods from Senegal and Mali.
Morocco and Algeria are in fierce competition for economic and military control of the Maghreb. The two countries have been in a low-intensity conflict for years, with the Sahara issue as the backdrop.
Spain is watching with concern the military buildup of Morocco and Algeria . Madrid is concerned about the impact this arms race could have on the balance of power in the region.
Faudel , a Franco-Algerian raï singer naturalized Moroccan in 2011, responds to Algerian Internet users who criticized him after he mocked Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
In an interview, Xavier Driencourt, former French ambassador to Algeria, not only mentioned the Algerians’ jealousy towards Morocco, but also demonstrated that this is not a new phenomenon.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for the easing of tensions between Morocco and Algeria, two rival powers in the region who, according to him, are not at war.
Despite the crisis with Morocco, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune saluted the historic and exceptional exploits of the Atlas Lions at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, who "honored Arab football and especially Maghreb football".
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has thanked ambassadors and consuls posted in countries with proximity to Morocco. Would this decision be linked to a lack of diplomatic breakthrough on their part regarding the Sahara issue, which remains the point of friction between Algiers and Rabat?
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune tasted Moroccan cuisine on Sunday, November 6, the opening day of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) which continues in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh until November 18.
King Mohammed VI is looking for ways and means to ease tensions between Morocco and Algeria. In this sense, he has invited Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Morocco.
Through the voice of its Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria reacted to the absence of King Mohammed VI at the Arab League summit taking place in Algiers.
Expected in Algiers to participate in the Arab summit scheduled for November 1-2, King Mohammed VI will not make the trip . What are the reasons behind this decision?