In 1972, King Hassan II and President Houari Boumediene announced the creation of a joint venture to operate the Gara Djbilet iron mine. This project was part of the border convention between the two countries. Algeria quickly forgot its commitments, and Morocco did not insist.
Even if he officially left his post as commissioner for peace and security at the Commission of the African Union, Algerian Smail Chergui wanted to attack Morocco for the last time.
Kheireddine Zetchi is at the heart of a new controversy in Algeria, after attending the CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly in Rabat. Media in his country scorn him for having voted in favor of an amendment which excludes the Polisario.
Over the past few days, the farmers of El Arja have been packing their bags to leave the land they have cultivated for generations. On March 18, they will all have to leave, after Algeria reminded them that the territory is under its sovereignty.
In Morocco's absence, the Algerian president acted as the Polisario's advocate during the meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council.