Thousands of pro-Algeria fake accounts would be leading a campaign on social networks to try to destabilize France, in the midst of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. These fake accounts have regularly attacked Morocco.
The diplomatic and geopolitical tug-of-war between Morocco and Algeria that has spilled over into the sports arena prompts an in-depth analysis by a French historian.
The opening in Mantes-la-Jolie of the 17th Moroccan consulate in France not only provides relief for Moroccans who had to go to Pontoise (Val-d’Oise), about thirty kilometers from Mantes, for the slightest formality, but it also allows Morocco to counter the aspirations of the independence movement, the Polisario.
King Mohammed VI is expected to make a state visit to France by the end of 2025 or the beginning of 2026, according to diplomatic sources cited by Jeune Afrique. A highly anticipated trip that would mark the complete thawing of tensions between Rabat and Paris.
Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, will soon travel to Morocco where he will meet with King Mohammed VI. This trip will mark the first stage of his international tour in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Morocco is strengthening its consular network in France in order to better meet the expectations of a large, active community that is deeply attached to its country of origin. It has just inaugurated a new consulate in Mantes-la-Jolie, in the Paris region.
After several postponements, the state visit to France of King Mohammed VI is taking shape. It comes in a context of appeasement of relations between Paris and Rabat.
Algeria plans to increase its military budget and strengthen its army, in a context of heightened tensions with Morocco and "international and regional instability and insecurity".
International relations expert Ahmed Noureddine described Algeria’s reaction to the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s Sahara autonomy plan, expressed on June 1st, as "hysterical".
The Algerian regime allegedly spent 500 billion dollars on propaganda against Morocco in the Sahara issue, declared Algerian opponent Anouar Malik during the event "Laayoune, capital of Moroccan civil society".
Omar Hilale, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, believes it is time to reassess how the question of the Moroccan Sahara is handled within the UN Committee of 24 (C24) for the Pacific, with clarity and courage.
The United States is working to resolve the Western Sahara conflict between Morocco and Polisario.