Algeria Accuses Morocco of Stoking Mali Tensions Amid Mobilization Law

On April 20, the Council of Ministers, chaired by Abdelmadjid Tebboune, adopted a draft law framing general mobilization. This text aims to specify the modalities of organization, preparation, and implementation of this exceptional measure, mentioned in Article 99 of the Algerian Constitution, according to an official statement. Its adoption comes in a context marked by a rift between Algeria and Mali, which accused it of shooting down a drone in Malian territory, or the repetitive speeches of officials, civilian and military, about the "dangers surrounding Algeria" and the urgency to "consolidate the internal front against threats targeting [the country]."

"For Algiers, behind the maneuver hides the Western neighbor that competes with Algeria in the field of influence in the Sahel (and in Africa in general)," Le Point believes, adding that "officials in Algiers confirm their thesis, illustrating it with the latest meeting in Rabat on Monday, April 28, between King Mohammed VI and the Foreign Ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger."

Tensions could intensify between Morocco and Algeria due to the Trump administration’s more pronounced support for the kingdom’s roadmap on Western Sahara - one of the points of friction between Algiers and Rabat - and the prospect of the 50th anniversary in November of the Green March...