Why the US is Arming Morocco and Working to Combat Russian Influence in Algeria

Robert Inlakesh The United States government is deeply entrenched in fuelling an arms race between Morocco and Algeria, as the “New Cold War” opens another front in Northern Africa, the feud threatens a devastating conflict. The war in Ukraine has only exacerbated the crisis. Algeria has announced that its ties with Morocco have reached “the…

Algeria-Russia: A Long-Standing Friendship to Be Cemented

Akram Kharief A real strategic agreement between Algiers and Moscow could have an impact on the GDP of both countries, and reinforce Russia’s influence in the Western Mediterranean, in the Arab World and in Africa. It will confirm in a concrete way the friendship and common vision, which the two countries and two peoples have…

The Plot Against Algeria

Mohsen Abdelmoumen The pro-Moroccan lawyer Jesus Sanchez Lambas. D. R. A press release is circulating that attacks Algeria in many Spanish media, such as La Vanguardia, El-Independiente, and in several Spanish websites such as Servimedia and, of course, in the usual propaganda instruments of the Makhzen that never miss a chance to spit their venom…

Macron Will Not Apologize for French Colonization of Algeria

The Cradle The French president alleges that offering an apology for over a century of colonization and brutal war crimes would be ‘the worst option’ French President Emmanuel Macron has said he “will not ask for forgiveness” over his country’s 132-year-long colonization of Algeria and its role in the war of independence, which saw French…

Algeria’s Growing Influence Places the Country in the US Crosshairs

Robert Inlakesh  Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune © Alain JOCARD / AFP The energy crisis of 2022 has given Algeria a boost in wealth and political weight in the region As Algiers continues to play a more prominent role in Middle Eastern and African affairs, will it face US pressure and even regime change attempts for its foreign…

Moroccan Makhzen Seizes the Wealth of the Saharawi People

Mohsen Abdelmoumen On September 22, 2022, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights dealt a blow to the Moroccan Makhzen by ruling that Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is a violation of the right to self-determination and independence and that all states have an obligation to assist the people of Western Sahara in their…

Algeria’s Economy is One of the Fastest Growing, in Continuous Recovery

Ahmad Karakira Despite the repercussions of the difficult global crisis that are still looming over the global economy, Algeria was able to control economic indices over the past three years. The World Bank, in early October, indicated that developing oil exporters, including Algeria, are expected to witness an economic growth of 4.1% this year and…

French Energy Firm Seek Deal to Increase Algerian Natural Gas Supply

Abayomi Azikiwe Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Holds Talks With French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron President Emmanuel Macron spends three days in the North African state in efforts to mend relations strained over colonial legacy Geostrategic Analysis Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine, the United States and the European Union (EU)…

Algeria: An Inspiration for the National Liberation of Countries Under Western Imperialism’s Yoke

Abayomi Azikiwe In March 1962, after eight years of armed, diplomatic, and popular struggle, the National Liberation Front (FLN) of Algeria forced the colonial rulers in Paris to step in and cede control to an Algerian provisional government (GPRA), overthrowing 132 years of French imperialist rule. The FLN and its allies succeeded in defeating colonial…

The West Unsuccessfully Tries to Play the Algerian Card

Vladimir Odintsov It is now clear to all that the gas war the US and Europe unleashed against Russia, has been lost by the “collective West”. Moscow managed to push “gas for rubles”, forcing the EU to “reverse gear” by agreeing to Russia’s terms. European companies can now pay for Russian gas in rubles, which…

Relations Between Russia and Algeria are Developing Rapidly

Vladimir OdintsovUnlike Europe, Russia did not leave a colonial imprint on the Arab world. Moreover, it was Moscow that in the previous century was actively involved in decolonization, in freeing many Arab states from their previous political and economic dependence on the West, in creating their own economies and policies independent of Europe. Russian-Arab cooperation…

Gas Wars Expand: Algeria Threatens Energy Supply to Spain

Yoselina Guevara Algeria is threatening to cut off gas supplies to Spain as part of its rivalry with Morocco. If this threat were to materialize, it would be extremely dangerous for the energy stability of the Iberian Peninsula, but it would also scupper plans to turn Spain into an energy supply center for the European…

Polisario’s Break of Contacts with Spain Augurs Further Algerian Escalation

Mohamed Alaoui Polisario demonstrators protest against the Spanish government support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, in Madrid, March 26, 2022. (AFP) Morocco’s King Mohammed VI last week hosted Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in a landmark visit, which consecrated the mending of the two countries’ ties. RABAT-The Polisario Front and behind it Algeria…

Cold War Under the Scorching Sun: A New Conflict is Brewing in Africa

Robert Inlakesh A picture taken from the Moroccan region of Oujda shows Algerian border guards patrolling along the border with Morocco on November 4, 2021 [FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images] Dubbed North Africa’s new ‘Cold War’, the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more…

Unmasking the “Orient’s” White Masks: Remembering Fanon

Karim Sharara Colonialism perpetuates itself by keeping the colonials on an inferior basis, ever-striving to “rise” to the level of the colonizers. Frantz Fanon’s life was transformed due to the damaging effect of French colonialism on his home country and on Algeria, which led him to conduct a psychoanalytical study on its effects, and how…

Morocco-Algeria: A War on the Horizon?

Guadi Calvo The Moroccan regime, in full view of the whole world, continues to repress the Saharawi people, whom it continues to murder unceremoniously, not satisfied with having usurped eighty percent of its territory and continuing to exploit its phosphate deposits since 1975, the most important in the world, and also one of the world’s…

Algeria: NATO’s Permanent Naval Patrols in the Mediterranean

Rick Rozoff After the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization activated its Article 5 mutual military assistance clause for the first time. That action led to the military bloc’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan as well as operations in and deployments to Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan,…

U.S. Government Turns Somalia Into Failed State to Steal Its Oil for Shell and Exxon-Mobil

Nick Alexandrov U.S. Special Forces soldier trains Somali operative. [Source: geeskaafrika.com] United States foreign policy in Somalia has always sided with the wrong side.” That’s how Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, a young Somali historian studying for his doctorate at Oxford, summarized Washington’s legacy there in an interview with CovertAction Magazine. Instead of promoting what it claims…