Morocco and Algeria continue to dispute the paternity of raï . Nasreddine Touil, a member of the Association for Art, Culture and Protection of the Musical Heritage of Oran (ACPPMO), claims that "the whole world knows that raï is Algerian".
Morocco displays the best connection in the Maghreb, far ahead of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia. This is revealed by the global ranking of the specialized site Speedtest Global Index on mobile and fixed internet connection in March 2021.
On the eve of the next session of the United Nations Security Council, the ambassador, permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale has addressed a letter to the members of the organization to denounce "the obstructions, blockages and procrastination of Algeria and the Polisario regarding the appointment of a personal envoy of the Secretary-General and the resumption of the UN political process".
Kahina Bahloul, the first female imam in France, promotes, she says, an Enlightenment Islam that breaks with traditional religious practices. Her ideas are recorded in a work entitled: "My Islam, My Freedom". The Franco-Algerian now discusses her major problem, the lack of support from Algeria, Morocco or Turkey, which finance most mosques in the country.
Open land borders to allow humanitarian corridors and the movement of people, and put an end to hate speech and promote a new era of diplomatic relations. This is the summary of the "Call of the Future" launched by Moroccan and Algerian personalities to the Algerian authorities.
A grandmother of Maghrebi origin saved the life of a one-and-a-half-month-old baby who was suffocating in a Coallia emergency shelter in Les Mureaux. A tragedy narrowly avoided.
While the position has been vacant for nearly two years following the resignation of the German Horst Köhler, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is having trouble appointing the Organization’s special envoy for the Sahara. A new name proposal was rejected by the Polisario, protected by Algeria.
The French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, stated that the French government regretted the decision of the La République en Marche (LREM) party to open a committee in the Sahara.
The trial of the Franco-Algerian Brahim Bouhlel opens this Wednesday in Morocco. He and the Franco-Moroccan snapchatter Zbarbooking were detained for their involvement in the sexist and insulting video case. Along with the Franco-Algerian actor Hedi Benchenafa, they had made degrading remarks about Moroccan women and children in the kingdom.
Russia, a traditional ally of Algeria, is preparing to install a naval base in Oran, not far from the border with Morocco. This would allow the neighbor to the east to put pressure on Morocco or to have a protector.
The police elements of Agadir arrested a Franco-Algerian wanted by Interpol. He is accused of fraud and identity theft.
While relations between Morocco and France are on good terms, those between the hexagon and Algeria seem to be faltering. The announced visit of Prime Minister Jean Castex to Algiers is no longer effective for various reasons.