Azzedine Mihoubi, the very little-known candidate in the Algerian presidential election of December 12, is gaining in popularity. The one who could accede to the supreme magistracy of his country says what he thinks of Morocco and King Mohammed VI.
Ali Benflis, former Algerian Prime Minister, also a candidate in the next presidential election in his country, called for the restoration of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco .
The statements of Amar Saâdani, former Secretary General of the National Liberation Front (FLN), on the Sahara issue, did not please the Algerian government. It made this known on Monday, October 21, through the voice of its spokesman, Hassan Rabhi, Minister of Communication.
For the second consecutive time, the Moroccan police have prevented Cristina Martínez from going to Laâyoune, in southern Morocco. The Madrid lawyer was about to attend, as an observer, a trial against young Sahrawis.
Japan maintains its position on the conflict around the Sahara. Takuji Hanatani, Japan’s Ambassador to Morocco, reaffirmed this to Habib El Malki, President of the House of Representatives.
On the heels of the resignation of Horst Kohler, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Algerian diplomacy has expressed its "deep regret".