Algeria-Sahara: What is the Meaning of Lakhdar Ibrahimi’s Latest Remarks?
Lakhdar Ibrahimi’s latest remarks on relations between Algeria and Morocco in the midst of the conflict over the Sahara have not gone unnoticed, as the former head of Algerian diplomacy expressed...
Polisario Fears Expulsion from AU after Morocco’s Return
The Polisario leadership is unsettled since Morocco announced in July its intention to reintegrate the African Union (AU) especially that Morocco’s demand is supported by some thirty member countries,...
Polisario’s Threats to Resort to Arms Could Backfire
The Polisario is bringing up again the threat to take up arms against Morocco as a means of pressure on the Security Council which is about to vote a new resolution on the Sahara. Yet, this threat, obviously...
Sahara: What if Ban Ki-Moon exacts lifting the blockade on Tindouf camps?
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected in September or early October in Western Sahara and in the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria) on what will be his first official visit to the region,...
Algeria-Western Sahara: Lamamra and Messahel on an ejection seat for poor performance
The latest rounds that Algerian diplomacy has ineffectively shot against Morocco since early 2015 placed Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra on an ejection seat.
A source close to the corridors...
Algeria deletes Polisario dissidents from Ross’s agenda
If Christopher Ross was not allowed to meet with Polisario dissidents in Tindouf, it was because of the strong opposition of Algerian officials who wanted to avoid a precedent, according to an informed...
Bouteflika’s Stealthy Financial Support to Mauritanian President Revealed
Algeria which is waging a diplomatic war against its Moroccan neighbor over the Western Sahara conflict has moved the battle field to Mauritania.
The Mauritanian presidential elections slated for June...
Polisario Fingered after Discovery of Cache of Weapons in Algeria
The Polisario is fingered with insistence after the Algerian army discovered a large cache of weapons at Illizi near the border with Libya. The location is at about 200 km from the Tiguentourine gas complex...
