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Western Sahara: Algeria facing pressure from the United States

novembre 25, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Polisario Front, Algeria, United States, UN Security Council, Resolution 2797 (2025), Morocco, autonomy, The latest UN Security Council resolution on Western Sahara, adopted on October 31, 2025, was met in Algeria

Nigeria-Morocco pipeline : A solution in search of a problem

novembre 19, 2025

Tags : African Atlantic Pipeline, Morocco, Nigeria, Algeria, Gas pipeline to Europe, November 18, 2025 Geoff D. Porter Morocco likes big. Big is good. In 1987, cooks in Agadir made the world’s biggest couscous. In

The Western Sahara and Trump’s “Deal Diplomacy”

octobre 24, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Frente Polisario, Morocco, Donald Trump, United States, Steve Wittkoff, Jared Kishner, Algeria, Abraham Deal, By Abdelaziz Rahabi Steve Witkoff’s statement about a curious U.S. initiative is difficult to define, as Algeria

Bouteflika: France “never really accepted Algeria’s independence” (Wikileaks)

août 24, 2025

For Bouteflika, no dialogue is possible between him and the King of Morocco. According to U.S. diplomatic memos, President Bouteflika accused the Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, of being a puppet in the hands of the French, who use him to settle their scores with Algeria.

Washington turns a blind eye to Morocco, whose massive cannabis trafficking funds the coffers of jihadist terrorism in the Sahel

août 21, 2025

To date, 80% of the world’s cannabis supply comes from the Cherifian Kingdom, but no international sanctions, directly or indirectly, target this producing country.

WikiLeaks: When Algerians and Moroccans Confide About Western Sahara

août 15, 2025

Bouteflika confided that the French, due to their colonial history in the Maghreb, are incapable of playing a constructive role in the conflict. He added, “France has never really accepted Algerian independence,” and is trying to settle old scores with Algeria “by supporting Morocco.”

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About democracy and Western values

août 8, 2025

Tags: Democracy, Western values, colonization, slavery, Algeria, Chad, France gathered 400 Muslim scholars and decapitated them with machetes; during the occupation of Chad in 1917. When France entered the Algerian city of Laghouat in 1852,

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Western Sahara : Ramifications of Mauritanian withdrawal and Moroccam expansion

août 2, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Interagency intelligence memorandum Recent Developments In August 1979 Morocco unilaterally annexed the southern portion of Western Sahara—the portion formerly claimed by Mauritania—and strengthened its military presence in the

The secret of the good relations between US and Morocco (CIA report, 1984)

août 1, 2025

Tags : Morocco, United States, Algeria, Western Sahara, bilateral relations, economic cooperation, Morocco and the United States have fostered strong strategic cooperation since 1982, marked by a six-year agreement granting the U.S. emergency access to

Morocco-Algeria : Tensions Could Affect US Interests (CIA, 1985)

août 1, 2025

Morocco and Algeria have been at odds over the future of the Western Sahara since King Hassan unilaterally declared the area part of Morocco. Ten years of conflict have produced a stalemate.

When US proposed re-settlement of the sahrawi refugees in Spain

juillet 18, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario Front, negotiations, United States, autonomy plan, human rights, Aminatou Haidar, Peter Van Walsum, Christopher Ross, Algeria, SUBJECT: WESTERN SAHARA REALITIESREF: RABAT 0693Classified By: Charge d’Affaires, a.i., Robert P. Jackson

After betting everything on Washington, Morocco reaps contempt: Rabat’s Servile Gamble

juillet 16, 2025

Tags : Morocco, United States, Polisario Front, Algeria, Western Sahara, Israel, Abraham deal, Gaza, Sahel, Buoyed by a global context it perceives as favorable, Morocco no longer wants to settle for sparrows when there are

Western Sahara, Terrorism, and Zionist Lobbying: Morocco’s Dirty War Against Algeria

juillet 14, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario Front, Algeria, lobbying, zionism, United States, By Nassim Mecheri For several years, Morocco has been waging a relentless war against Algeria, often through intermediaries and generously funded networks. This

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Corruption: The Incurable Malady?

mai 31, 2025

Tags : Africa, bribery, corruption, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, Algeria, By Belkacem Ahcene Djaballah Most recently, the African Development Bank issued a warning about the scourge of corruption, which costs Africa

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Algeria: Bendjedid Versus the Hardliners (CIA Archives, 1986)

avril 23, 2025

Tags : Algeria, Chadli Bendjedid, CIA Archives, United States, Libya, Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario, Front, Declassified in Part – Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/27: CIA-RDP86T01017R000303020001-2 Central Intelligence AgencyINTELLIGENCEWashington, DC 20505DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE This memorandum

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Algeria: Bendjedid, the artifice of opening up to the West (CIA Archives, 1985)

avril 20, 2025

Tags : Algeria, Chadli Bendjedid, West, United States, Soviet Union, Libya, socialism, Algeria-USSR: Bendjedid Changes Course An Intelligence AssessmentSanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/20 : CIA-RDP86T00587R000300330002-9Directorate of Intelligence Information available as of 14 June 1985

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Security Council : Briefing of UN Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura

avril 16, 2025

Tags : Security Council, Western Sahara, Polisario Front, Morocco, Staffan de Mistura, Algeria, Mauritania, UNITED NATIONS Nations UniesOFFICE OF THE PERSONAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WESTERN SAHARABRUSSELS, BELGIUMPersonal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western

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The Maghreb: After Oujda (CIA Archives, 1986)

avril 9, 2025

Tags : Maghreb, Morocco, Libya, Treaty of Oujda, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Algeria, United States, Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP86T01017R000303110001-2 Central Intelligence Agency29 September 1986The Maghreb: After Oujda King Hassan’s decision on 29 August

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Guelta Zemmur, a turning point in Western Sahara war (CIA report, 1983)

avril 8, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Guelta Zemmour, Polisario Front, Algeria, United States, African Union Organization, Libya, Qadhafi, The Polisario Front: Status and Prospects Since late 1981 the Polisario Front has suffered major setbacks with its

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There are doubts about Mohamed VI’s ability to rule effectively (CIA Archives, 1984)

avril 7, 2025

Tags : Morocco, Algeria, Hassan II, Mohammed VI, Western Sahara, strategic cooperation between Morocco and US, Key JudgmentsInformation available as of 20 February 1984 was used in this report. Morocco and the United States: Strategic

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Viability and Orientation of a Western Saharan State (CIA Archives, March 1981)

avril 5, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Soviet Union, Cold War, Approved For Release 2008/08/08 : CIA-RDP06T00412R000200200001-6National Foreign Assessment Center Viability and Orientation of a Western Saharan State An Intelligence Assessment

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Morocco : Hassan II has an exaggerated view of his country’s strategic importance to Washington (CIA report, 1988)

avril 5, 2025

Tags : Morocco, Hassan II, Western Sahara, diplomacy, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, United States, France, European Union, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania, Maghreb, Kadhafi, Declassified in Part – Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/10/26 : CIA-RDP89S01450R000300310001-0Directorate of Intelligence

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Algeria and the United States: A Changing Relationship (CIA report, 1983)

avril 4, 2025

Tags : Algeria, United States, Western Sahara, Morocco, Chadli Bendjedid, An Intelligence AssessmentSecret—NESA 83-10146 July 1983 Key Judgments Under President Chadli Bendjedid, Algeria has significantly adjusted its foreign policy to include a more open and

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Morocco Leaks: Paris-Rabat: Joint Offensive in Africa

avril 3, 2025

Keywords: Morocco, France, Africa, Sahel, Algeria, South Africa, Western Sahara, France is seeking to strengthen its partnership with Morocco, seeing it as a key player in Africa, particularly in the Sahel, while readjusting its strategies

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For Algeria, there were fears that Hassan II’s successor would be more aggressive (declassified CIA report).

avril 1, 2025

Tags : Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Polisario Front, Chadli Bendjedid, Hassan II, Morocco-Algeria : Living near the brink March 1987 Algeria and Morocco are competitors for regional hegemony that prefer to keep their competition in

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CIA declassified documents : Warning brief on Algeria (october 1988)

mars 23, 2025

Tags : Algeria, CIA declassified documents, émeutes d’octobre 1988, Chadli Bendjedid, MEMORANDUM FOR: NIO/NESA SUBJECT: Warning Brief on Algeria My staff and I remain dubious that Bendjedid can make meaningful progress in resolving Algeria’s deep-seated

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Western Sahara: Scenarios for a Diplomatic Solution (declassified document, 1987)

mars 16, 2025

Tags : Western Sahara, Polisario Front, Morocco, United States, Algeria, Mauritania, scenarios for a diplomatic solution, Cold War, URSS, Soviet Union, The paper was prepared by (…) Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis.

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French-Algerian Relations (CIA declassified document,1965)

mars 15, 2025

Tags : France, Algeria, CIA declassified documents, bilateral relations, Charles de Gaulle, atomic bomb, decolonization, algerian liberation war, Evian Agreements, French atomic tests in the Sahara Approved For Release 2004/10/08 : CIA-RDP79T00472A000700020021-7 SECRET 7 April

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Algeria – USSR Bendjedid changes course 1985 (CIA declassifies document)

mars 13, 2025

Tags : Algeria, Chadli Bendjedid, USSR, United States, Morocco, Western Sahara, arms, The document is a classified intelligence assessment from July 1985, prepared by the CIA’s Directorate of Intelligence, focusing on Algeria’s shifting foreign policy

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Morocco Leaks : Note on UK delegation visit to Laayoune (Western Sahara)

mars 8, 2025

Tags : Morocco, United Kingdom, UK delegation visit to Laayoune, Western Sahara, Polisario Front, Algeria, human rights, MINURSO, National Human Rights Council, CNDH, The document is a confidential report from the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign