In an interview, Xavier Driencourt, former French ambassador to Algeria, not only mentioned the Algerians’ jealousy towards Morocco, but also demonstrated that this is not a new phenomenon.
Morocco is on the cover of the magazine Le Point this week. A well-crafted dossier highlights the achievements of the Kingdom since the enthronement of King Mohammed VI.
In a video dated March 27 and gone viral, we can see Algerian protesters in France chanting "Maghrib, Dzaïr, khawa, khawa" after being joined by a Moroccan carrying the Moroccan flag.
On Friday, the demonstrations against Bouteflika’s 5th term continued in Algeria with their share of images and coded messages. This time, a coffin, wrapped in a Moroccan flag, with a photo of the current Algerian president, could be seen.
Several regions in Algeria have seen a large number of protesters take to the streets against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to run for a fifth term. He is called "Bouteflika the Moroccan".
The King Mohammed VI sent on Tuesday a message of condolences and compassion to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika following the death the day before of the President of the Constitutional Council, Mourad Medelci.
Threatened with collapse for several years, the house where Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was born in Oujda, in eastern Morocco, has just been demolished by the local authorities.