While Algeria’s Foreign Affairs ministry has said that the Moroccan consul had left Oran at its request, Morocco rejects the claims, insisting that the diplomat was rather summoned by Rabat.
After it repatriated the first group on Saturday, Morocco is to bring home 300 of its nationals that have been stranded in Algeria since March. While in quarantine, returnees from the first group have underwent a coronavirus test.
Moroccans repatriated from Algeria have been sent to a hotel in Saidia to observe a compulsory quarantine. They are expected to undergo coronavirus tests to rule out any infection.
Moroccans stranded in Algeria may be next on the list for repatriation. Well-informed sources told Yabiladi that Morocco is awaiting the authorization of the Algerian authorities to proceed with the repatriation operation.
The Polisario Front has slammed the Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister for publishing an Africa map that did not include the separatist movement’s flag.
Morocco’s state-owned news agency MAP has slammed Algeria for publishing a report on Western Sahara. The latter is reportedly conducted by the research services of the German parliament, but to MAP, Algeria is the one behind it.
On social media and in songs, we like to call it the United Maghreb. Although it is not the case when it comes to politics, the current health crisis has shown that three Maghreb countries took similar paths, with only a few differences, when dealing with the coronavirus.
After having set up an International Cooperation Agency to compete with Morocco on the African scene, the Algerian president aims to bring changes to the army’s way of functioning. As part of the constitutional revision project, he plans to send soldiers abroad to take part in peacekeeping missions in Africa and elsewhere.