To Tunisia’s former interim president Moncef Marzouki, the former Algerian regim was an obstacle to Maghreb integration. He revealed that Algerian leaders refused in the past to reopen borders with Morocco.
Algeria has paid a six-figure salary to American foreign lobbyist David Keene to defend its interests in Washington, a research group revealed. Keene was able to meet the US National Security Advisor John Bolton, weeks after he addressed the Western Sahara conflict.
Andalucious is a Jewish band that covers songs from North Africa, mainly Morocco and Algeria. Singing in Arabic, the musicians revisit old songs that were once performed by the Jewish communities in North Africa.
On Monday, the UN Special Committee on decolonization discussed the Western Sahara issue in a session held in New York. During the meeting, attended by several delegations, the Kingdom was backed by its classical allies in Africa and in Middle East.
On May 22, the United Nations announced the resignation of Horst Kohler from his role as the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy. Since then, Antonio Guterres has sent Morocco and Algeria names of officials that could replace the German diplomat.
Three weeks after Germany’s former president Horst Kohler resigned, Algeria sent its Foreign Minister to New York to meet with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This trip aims at reiterating Algeria’s support to the Polisario.