Morocco

Relations with Algeria have experienced a downturn, after a tentative thaw earlier this year. Tensions have heightened over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, long a sticking point to bilateral relations. Algeria, which supports the Saharan separatist movement, angered Rabat when it proposed a UN resolution to reaffirm the Baker plan, a package that would include a referendum on the territory’s possible independence. Unsurprisingly, the move has done little to alter Morocco’s view that the territory is an inalienable part of the

To read the full article, please choose one of the following options: