Morocco - Algeria Borders

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• Moroccan-Algerian Border March Planned as Citizens Push for Reopening
  17 July 2019, by Kamal

  Calling for the opening of the Moroccan-Algerian borders, Internet users have launched a call on Facebook to organize a march along the Saïdia border post on Monday, July 22, 2019.
  The call was addressed to Moroccan and Algerian citizens to participate massively in this march which will take place at 11 p.m. The activists insist on the opening of the borders closed since 1994. This opening should take place in favor of the citizens of the two countries, especially after the recent (…)

• Algerian Singer Cheb Nasro Urges Morocco-Algeria Border Reopening at Raï Festival
  24 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  While participating in the International Raï Festival held in the city of Oujda, Morocco, Cheb Nasro, the Algerian raï singer, called on the Algerian and Moroccan authorities on Saturday, July 20, to open the borders.
  After more than 20 years of absence from the music scene, the Algerian singer Cheb Nasro set foot on Moroccan soil. At the International Raï Festival in which he participated, he took the opportunity to make a heartfelt appeal to the Moroccan and Algerian authorities, (…)

• Morocco-Algeria Border Reopening Signals Thaw in Relations
  7 August 2019, by Kamal

  Recent developments in the Morocco-Algeria file suggest a reopening of the borders. Senior Algerian officials have just asked academics for their opinion on the matter, while the royal speech sends very positive signals.
  The Algerian demonstrations against the regime in place have only elicited a positive, if not neutral, discourse from the Moroccan authorities, far from the usual wooden language and discord.
  It seems that this positive spirit is viral, transcending politics to land in (…)

• Moroccan Forces Intercept Drug-Smuggling Drone at Algerian Border
  23 December 2024, by Said

  The Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, in cooperation with the Royal Gendarmerie, thwarted an attempt to traffic drugs by drone at the Algerian border, near the city of Oujda.
  The suspicious device was detected thanks to state-of-the-art surveillance technologies, thus disrupting the plans of traffickers who are increasingly using modern means for their illegal activities. Alerted, the gendarmes of Oujda and Beni Drar quickly located the drone, which had fallen in an isolated area.
  The (…)

• Morocco-Algeria Border Reopening Signals Potential Diplomatic Thaw
  14 October 2019, by Kamal

  For several months, Moroccan-Algerian relations have been going through important transition phases. These changes could herald a new era and the imminent opening of the Morocco-Algeria borders.
  Relations between the two countries are likely to return to normal, after the appointment of the new Algerian President and the end of the political deadlock in the country, the Akhbarona website indicates.
  This hypothesis was confirmed by the recent reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (…)

• Moroccan Opposition Leader Urges Algeria to Reopen Shared Border for Economic Growth
  19 May 2024, by Sylvanus

  The closure of the border between Morocco and Algeria is a concern for the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS). Its Secretary General Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah has made an urgent appeal to the Algerian authorities.
  A new call for the reopening of the borders between Morocco and Algeria. During a meeting organized by his party in the city of Bouarfa, near the eastern border of the kingdom, Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah, Secretary General of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) called on (…)

• Morocco’s Prime Minister Calls for Urgent Reopening of Algerian Border
  17 May 2019, by Kamal

  The Head of Government, Saadeddine El Othmani, described Moroccan-Algerian relations as better compared to the past, during a ftour organized in honor of several journalists.
  While Moroccan diplomacy has always preferred to remain discreet about the events currently unfolding in Algeria, the Moroccan Prime Minister did not fail to give his personal opinion on the relations between the two neighbors as well as the priority issues.
  According to El Othmani, relations between the two (…)

• Morocco Closes Roads Near Algerian Border After Soccer Celebration Incident
  16 July 2019, by Kamal

  On Thursday, July 11, 2019, Moroccans had crossed the border with Algeria to celebrate the Algerians’ victory over Côte d’Ivoire, causing the alert of the police and the Royal Gendarmerie.
  The authorities of the Province of Berkane have not issued any official communiqué regarding the ban on access to certain arteries of the city, especially since the two communities were used to meeting there.
  This initiative, far from being hailed by citizens on both sides, is a way to prevent any form (…)

• Algerian Activists Rally at Border, Echoing Moroccan King’s Call for Reconciliation
  19 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The multiple calls for reconciliation launched by King Mohammed VI, although not yet having a favorable echo with the Algerian authorities, galvanize the youth of this country. In this regard, to force the hand of the authorities, a peaceful gathering was held on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the Algerian border post called "Colonel Lotfi", on the initiative of the "Algerian Committee for the Opening of the Land Border".
  This peaceful sit-in is the initiative of Algerian activists, which (…)

• Morocco-Algeria Border Briefly Opens to Repatriate Migrant Bodies
  27 September 2019, by Kamal

  After 25 years of closure, the Moroccan-Algerian borders were exceptionally reopened on Wednesday, September 25, to allow the transfer of the bodies of 3 Moroccan migrants.
  8 illegal immigrants, including 2 Moroccans, were rescued by Algerian units after an inflatable boat capsized off the west coast of Oran. The bodies of 3 other Moroccans were recovered, while 5 others are still missing.
  A Moroccan official said: "The Algerian authorities have authorized the transfer of the victims’ (…)