During an official visit to the Maghreb, the US Assistant Secretary Bureau of Political-Military Affairs was met with Algeria’s concerns about potential shifts in the US position on Western Sahara.
After the Algerian Foreign Minister replied to the critical comments of his Moroccan counterpart, the Western Sahara issue moves back to center stage in Algeria. However, Algeria stressed that it is «not adding fuel to fire».
After a diplomatic truce that lasted for a year, Morocco seems to have reviewed its policy towards Algeria.
The Saudi capital has been busy receiving diplomatic delegations from several Maghreb countries. While the newly-elected presidents of Mauritania and Algeria headed to the country, King Mohammed VI sent two of his emissaries to the Wahhabi kingdom.
Algeria has decided to recall its ambassador in Ivory Coast, reacting to the opening of an Ivorian consulate in Laayoune.
While comparing the Renault plant in Tangier to the one in Algeria, President Abdelmajid Tebboune accused Morocco’s «lobbyists» of ruining the country’s diplomatic ties with France.