An international report : Algeria has a higher risk for money laundering when compared to Morocco

The Algerian Foreign Minister, Albdelkader Messahel accused Morocco on Friday of using banks to launder drug money in Africa. The Minister’s accusations have led to a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Meanwhile, an international report issued by the Basel Institute on Governance suggests that Algeria’s risk of money laundering and terrorist financing is bigger than the one recorded in Morocco. Details. 

Wydad qualified for the African Champion League Final after defeating USM Alger 3-1

Morocco recalls its ambassador over Algerian Foreign Minister's accusations

5th African Union-EU Summit : The Polisario accuses France of blocking its participation

The Polisario accuses France of blocking its participation in the next African Union-EU summit. The 5th AU-EU conference will take place on the 29th and 30th of November in Abidjan, Ivory Cost to strengthen political and economic ties between the two continents.

Catalonia Referendum : Morocco supports Madrid while Algiers and Tindouf remain silent

Authorities could not prevent thousands of Catalans from taking the streets and voicing their choices. Catalan officials said that 90 % of those who voted supported independence in yesterday’s vote. In the Maghreb region, the referendum of Catalonia almost went unnoticed. As Morocco showed support for Madrid, Algiers and the Polisario Front remained silent in an embarrassing way.

Mauritanian analyst : «Nouakchott will not be able to influence the Western Sahara conflict»

Morocco and Mauritania have not been in good terms since the first term of the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz. This is confirmed through the fact that the neighboring country has not appointed an ambassador in Rabat since the retirement of Mohamed Ould Mouaouia in 2012. With the announcement of the opening of a new border crossing between Algeria and Mauritania, what impact would this have on the Guergarate crisis and the Sahara conflict ? Answers to these questions are provided

Sahara : Is Algeria using the president of the PSC to replace Dlamini-Zuma

Algeria was forced to find another member to defend its positions at the African Union Commission after the departure of its president Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The president of the Peace and Security Council, Smail Chergui, is expected to assume the role previously played by the South African official. In fact he met last night with Horst Kohler, the new UN personal envoy to Western Sahara.

Did Bourita and Tillerson discuss the delay in appointing a new American ambassador for Morocco ?

It has been almost nine months since Donald Trump got elected president of the United States. It has been also nine months since the American Embassy in the Kingdom is waiting for a new Ambassador after the departure of Dwight Bush in January, knowing that Trump has already appointed in June a new ambassador to Algeria.

Morocco interested in Kenya’s cancelled presidential election

In Morocco, official media platforms have paid particular attention to the decision taken by the Supreme Court of Kenya that annulled the results of the presidential elections. Details.

Nasser Bourita : Morocco’s diplomatic relations with Algeria at lowest possible level

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, said in an interview conducted by «Jeune Afrique», a Magazine based in Paris, that the diplomatic relations between Morocco and Algeria may be at all-time low. For him the exchange of visits between officials from the two countries has been stalled for years.