According to some analysts, the hypothesis of an imminent armed conflict between Morocco and Algeria seems to be taking shape, given the recent attempt by the Polisario Front, supported by Algeria, to carry out an attack against Morocco.
Former Minister of Justice, Mohamed Aujar, sounded the alarm on Monday about the growing tensions with Algeria over the Sahara. During a conference organized by the Al Faqih Titouani Foundation, he called on the United Nations and MINURSO to act firmly to put an end to the provocations of the Polisario and its Algerian support.
Rumors that Algeria has stopped supplying Morocco with electricity, causing power cuts in certain regions of the kingdom, are unverified, according to sources from the Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
The Mouvement Populaire (MP) party expressed its indignation following the broadcast by Algerian national television of a report denigrating the Moroccan heroes of the Green March, "which was an unprecedented liberation epic, having made it possible to liberate the colonized territory and restore the unity of the Moroccan people, in a peaceful and civilized manner".
While Morocco expects Spain to officially recognize its sovereignty over the Sahara, Algeria has just ended more than two years of suspension of trade exchanges with this country, in reaction to Pedro Sanchez’s decision to support the Moroccan autonomy plan for this territory.
Many observers of Moroccan-Algerian relations have reacted to the statements of Nasser Bourita, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, before the Foreign Affairs Committee, regarding Algeria’s intention to go to war against the kingdom.
Algeria has just ordered the resumption of trade with Spain, suspended since 2022 following Pedro Sánchez’s change of position on the Sahara in favor of Morocco.
The decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to allow the Moroccan club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RS Berkane) to wear a "controversial" jersey during the CAF Cup has caused an uproar in Algeria. The jersey in question displays a map of Morocco including the Sahara.
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, stated that Staffan de Mistura’s proposal to proceed with a sharing of the Sahara to end the conflict comes from Algeria.
In France, an alarming number of Algerian migrants in an irregular situation are usurping Moroccan identity to escape deportation procedures, reveals a recent report from the Foundation for Research on Administrations and Public Policies (FRAP).
A 30-year-old man of Franco-Algerian nationality was apprehended at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca. The Moroccan authorities proceeded with his arrest following the discovery of an international arrest warrant issued by France.
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, denied the rumors spread by Algeria about an armed conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front on the Moroccan border.