The International Crisis Group highlights the fragile status quo between Morocco and Algeria, where issues like arms races, online disinformation, and Polisario militancy risk conflict escalation. The report emphasizes the role of the U.S. and European actors in preventing military confrontation and fostering dialogue for peace.
The series of withdrawals of recognition of the self-proclaimed Polisario «Republic» continues, as the number of countries maintaining diplomatic relations with it has significantly decreased in recent years, knowing that their number exceeded 80 countries during the 1980s.
Several Moroccan media outlets have drawn a direct connection between the arrest of the former president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), Kheïreddine Zetchi, and his inability to block the adoption of an amendment within CAF that prevents the Polisario from obtaining membership in the continental football organization. Is it really the case ?
As part of its efforts to undermine Morocco's territorial integrity, Algeria hosted a meeting of the «Rif National Party» today, Saturday, and incited the invitation of guests from South Africa, Mozambique, and the Polisario to participate in it.