France and Algeria are going through a turbulent period. Paris denounces a "posture of hostility" on the part of Algiers, and Emmanuel Macron will soon bring together the ministers concerned "to assess the follow-up and the measures to be taken."
Suspected of having tried to kill his 5-year-old child in the Sahara, in Morocco, a 40-year-old Frenchman is being tried before the indictment chamber of the Bordeaux Court of Appeal. The verdict is expected on January 21, 2025.
While the customs of Ceuta and Melilla have started to function after nearly three years of intensive negotiations, Morocco has decided to prevent the entry of the two daily Spanish trucks allocated to each city, as agreed with the government of Pedro Sánchez, due to an unfulfilled promise by Madrid concerning the Sahara.
Several Polisario militiamen from Algeria are said to have been killed by a strike from the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) as they entered the buffer zone at the level of Bir Lahlou, in the Sahara.
Morocco has recovered 40 kilometers of "new Sahrawi territories liberated after November 13, 2020", where clashes had occurred between the Polisario militia and the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). A setback for the independence movement supported by Algeria.
With its medinas, souks, mountains and dunes, its cuisine and hammams, Morocco remains one of the most popular destinations for tourists. A Spaniard, who has already visited the kingdom countless times, explains why he has fallen in love with this neighboring country that he invites to discover.
A recent advertising campaign by Carrefour Qatar has provoked a strong reaction in Morocco, particularly on social media.
The Moroccan authorities announced on Tuesday that Ghana has suspended its diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
The Mauritanian president recently made a trip to Rabat where he had a tête-à-tête with King Mohammed VI. A meeting viewed in a bad light by Algeria, which did not take long to make it known.
In the eyes of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the autonomy plan "under Moroccan sovereignty" defended by Rabat is "a French idea, not a Moroccan one".
Social media posts have recently caused unrest by claiming that a plane from the Nigerian airline Air Peace crashed in the Moroccan Sahara. These widely shared messages mentioned a heavy human toll and the disappearance of a public figure.
The appearance of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in front of a map of Morocco without its Sahara during his Christmas message provoked a wave of outrage in Morocco.