
Morocco Gains Diplomatic Edge in Sahel Crisis as France and Algeria Falter
Unlike France and Algeria, Morocco has intelligently managed the crisis in the Sahel, according to Jeune Afrique.

Unlike France and Algeria, Morocco has intelligently managed the crisis in the Sahel, according to Jeune Afrique.

The General Delegation for Penitentiary Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has decided to transfer the international Malian drug trafficker Haj Ahmed Ben Ibrahim, nicknamed the "Desert Escobar", who was initially detained in the El Jadida prison before being transferred to the local Ain Sebaâ 1 prison.

In response to the cooperation project between Morocco and Mali aimed at connecting the Sahel to the Atlantic via the Sahara, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces the "creation of free trade zones with the brotherly countries starting with Mauritania, then Mali and Niger, in addition to Tunisia and Libya".

A Moroccan elected official launched a violent diatribe against Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune after the latter received representatives of Sufi brotherhoods from Senegal and Mali.

Morocco is ahead of France in signing a partnership with the Sahel states to facilitate their access to the Atlantic Ocean, analyzed Alain Juillet, former head of French intelligence services.

The Côte d’Ivoire team expressed its love for Morocco in a special way at the end of its match against Mali (2-1), which resulted in its qualification for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN).

Morocco and Israel are once again in the sights of Algeria, which continues to see the threat of the Moroccan and Israeli external enemies everywhere.

The rapprochement between Morocco and Mali constitutes a major threat to Algeria. This is at least what a report transmitted by the Algerian intelligence services to the Algerian Army General Staff and the Algerian Presidency’s office indicates.

New revelations have been made about the case of Lhaj Ahmed Benbrahim alias "Escobar of the Desert", the Malian imprisoned in the El Jadida prison since 2019, then transferred to the Oukacha prison.

The Moroccan under-17 national team was eliminated after a 1-0 loss against Mali, Saturday, in the framework of the World Cup currently being played in Indonesia.

Morocco meets Mali this Saturday in Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Under-17 World Cup, an opponent it had eliminated in the semi-finals of the CAN in Algeria and beaten in a friendly match last April.

The Moroccan under-17 team has qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in this category, after its victory over Iran in the round of 16 (1-1, p.s. 4-1). The Atlas Cubs will face Mali, a formidable opponent, on Saturday.