While a group of four Franco-Moroccans were jet skiing in Saïdia, just a few cables from the maritime border with Algeria, two of them were killed by the Algerian coast guards on Tuesday, August 29. Mohamed Kissi, a survivor who mourns his younger brother, Bilal, recounts what happened.
Alleged gunfire from Algerian coast guards could have tragically cost the lives of two French citizens of Moroccan origin who came to spend their vacation in Morocco, while a third individual would be detained in Algeria.
The Les Républicains party is unhappy with President Emmanuel Macron, whom it criticizes for having "sacrificed the relationship with Morocco to please" Algeria, which continues to express its anti-French sentiment.
Two Frenchmen were arrested on Saturday in Tangier by security police. They are accused of dangerous driving threatening the safety of motorists and pedestrians.
Morocco has the highest average monthly salary in Africa, and is far ahead of Algeria. This is according to figures compiled by Statista and Salary Explorer.
France wants to regain export markets in wheat by strengthening its exports to Morocco and Algeria, which are increasingly turning to Russia to supply themselves.
France has denied the information from Algerian public radio that it had requested overflights of Algerian territory; as well as its Moroccan neighbor, to attack Niger threatened with military intervention by ECOWAS.
Reda Taliani, the star of Algerian Raï, was admitted on Sunday to the intensive care unit of a private clinic in the city of Mohammedia, Morocco, due to complications related to the serious car accident he recently had with his family.
Spanish exports to Algeria have fallen by 89.5% in one year. The reason is the suspension by Algeria of trade exchanges with the peninsula after the change in position on the Sahara.
Back in the spotlight, Moroccan singer Kaoutar Berrani finds herself, despite herself, at the heart of a controversy over a song whose true author would be an Algerian artist.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy deplores the deterioration of relations with Morocco. He urges President Emmanuel Macron to review his foreign policy towards the kingdom and to avoid "building an artificial friendship" with Algeria.
Morocco, a key player and major ally of the United States and Spain in the current fight against terrorism and extremism, is in the sights of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).