On Thursday, Algeria announced it would end the free provision of goods and services to the French Embassy, a privilege in place since 1962, in response to the French president’s decision to revoke visa exemptions for Algerian officials.
Britain recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces as early as 1721 through a peace treaty that acknowledged Sultan Moulay Ismail’s rule over the Sahara. This recognition was reaffirmed in a later agreement, the 1895 Anglo-Moroccan treaty, which explicitly stated that the lands between Wad Draa and Cape Bojador belong to Morocco.