• Events from the year 2010 in Algeria President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia January 5: Terrorists have kidnapped an Algerian engineer who worked for the Canadian firm, SNC-Lavalin. (wikipedia.org)
  • January 18: Sonatrach and ALNAFT, an Algerian state agency, signed contracts with a consortium of Italian energy group, Enel, Spanish Repsol, and Franco-Belgian GDF Suez, which will explore and exploit a gas field in southeast Algeria. (wikipedia.org)
  • February 17: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has promised Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Hachemi Djiar, that he will support sports activities in Algeria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Algeria has decided to maintain relatively correct contract prices for all its customers. (inspain.news)
  • Furthermore, Algeria did not include the new permits for the Spanish company Iberia to fly to Algeria. (inspain.news)
  • The contract will not radically change the military balance between Morocco and Algeria but has been signed just as hostilities are resuming against Polisario in Western Sahara. (africaintelligence.com)
  • Mohammed VI's army is about to place a second order for armed Bayraktar TB2 drones manufactured by Turkey's Baykar as tensions mount with Western Sahara and neighbouring Algeria. (africaintelligence.com)
  • With diplomatic relations with Algeria suspended since August, Morocco has been going ahead with changes to the arrangements for protecting the very strategic border with its neighbour, in part by conducting large-scale mine-clearing operations in order to recover farmable land. (africaintelligence.com)
  • A France-based association of friends of the Saharawi Arab Republic (the disputed territory of Western Sahara) is preparing to send a delegation to camps in Algeria to meet refugees and Polisario front leaders. (africaintelligence.com)
  • With Israel's normalization, the feud between Algeria and Morocco is escalating. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • 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 to do with Western meddling in the affairs of the two countries than meets the eye. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Algeria justified its move further by citing examples, such as Morocco using the Israeli Pegasus spyware against Algerian officials, supporting terrorists groups, failing to uphold bilateral commitments, the normalisation of ties with Israel, and refusing to engage diplomatically on the Western Sahara issue. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Although many of the accusations made against Morocco by Algeria have been strongly denied, they nonetheless have a real impact on public perception of the two sides. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • He said that "first you are going to have them [Algeria and Morocco] seeking regional supremacy, through the arms race that we have been seeing for nearly a decade now, but also through the diplomatic race. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Chinese presence in Algeria has become the source of heated debates among Algerians as violent anti-Chinese clashes hit the Algerian capital. (afrik-news.com)
  • A high percentage of major projects in Algeria have been awarded to Chinese groups like the all powerful China State Construction and Engineering Corporation (CSEC), whilst the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has only recently signed a multi million contract with Algeria. (afrik-news.com)
  • China could not possibly afford the loss of such contracts, which explains why Beijjing has, rather than take further action, urged its citizens in Algeria, instead, to remain calm, watch out for their own security and respect their host country's laws and customs. (afrik-news.com)
  • Algeria accused its neighbour Morocco of killing three people in an attack on the edge of the contested territory of Western Sahara on April 12. (vifdatabase.com)
  • Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia established the Arab Maghreb Union in 1989 to promote cooperation and economic integration. (geostrategicmedia.com)
  • The union included Western Sahara implicitly under Morocco's membership, and ended Morocco's long cold war with Algeria over this territory. (geostrategicmedia.com)
  • They were promptly removed from power and even repressed after independence, even if some of their leaders were later co-opted by the regimes in place, particularly in Morocco and Algeria. (geostrategicmedia.com)
  • Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mauritania, France, Malta, Libya, Tunis, Portugal and Deputy Ministers from Italy, Spain and Morocco took part in the Conference strengthening the cooperation in Western Mediterranean. (emwis.org)
  • This led to a reported shortage of gas in both Morocco and also Spain, which had previously received gas supplies through the Gazoduc Maghreb Europe (GME) pipeline, despite claims made by Moroccan officials that the move would have little impact. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Advocacy groups like the Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) contest the legality of foreign businesses, like Kosmos, working with the Moroccan government to exploit Western Saharan resources. (ipsnews.net)
  • WASHINGTON, Mar 11 2014 (IPS) - Even as U.S. and Moroccan executives meet to discuss strengthening private sector ties between the two countries, advocacy groups are raising concerns about plans by a U.S. energy firm to explore for oil in the contested territory known as Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
  • The Moroccan government hopes to capitalise on its 2006 free trade agreement with the United States and encourage U.S. investment in the country by presenting it as a gateway to European, Middle Eastern and African markets. (ipsnews.net)
  • There's a lot going on in Morocco, and the question is how can it leverage what it has to attract American investments to Morocco that can then be directed to a European market or south to the African markets," Jean AbiNader, the executive director of the Moroccan American Trade and Investment Centre, a non-profit established by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
  • While international investors in renewable energy have long favoured Morocco, enabling the construction of solar plants and wind farms, U.S. and European corporations are also rushing to take advantage of concessions for possible oil reserves, some of which are potentially located in the Western Sahara, which many people view as under Moroccan occupation. (ipsnews.net)
  • Sahrawis [indigenous Western Saharans] are standing on the sidelines of this project, waving their arms and telling companies to stop doing this on behalf of the Moroccan government. (ipsnews.net)
  • Unlike Morocco, the Polisario Front did not want to allow Moroccan settlers in the Western Sahara to participate in the referendum. (ipsnews.net)
  • To date, no other state recognises Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara, which is on the United Nations list of Non Self-Governing Territories. (ipsnews.net)
  • Throughout its impact studies, relations with the Moroccan government and partners, and a recent announcement of arrival of windmills to occupied Western Sahara, Engie has shown a total disregard for the UN's approach to the conflict. (wsrw.org)
  • The German insurance company Allianz goes all in when it politically defends the brutal Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • A private Chinese battery manufacturer denies rumours from the Moroccan government that it had planned gigantic and potentially highly controversial investments in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The UN recognised representation of the people of Western Sahara is today meeting with Canary fishermen to explore continued fishing opportunities as the EU-Moroccan fisheries are coming to an end. (wsrw.org)
  • Information from the Moroccan government shows that plans are materialising for a new gigantic solar farm in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Rescue teams organized by the Moroccan government began reaching remote villages in the Atlas Mountains yesterday, three days after the most devastating earthquake to strike the region in a century. (gzeromedia.com)
  • Initiated by the horse show association, the event includes notably the international model and gait show of Arab thoroughbreds, the Moroccan cup of Arab horses' breeders, the 2nd international barb horse championship and the Morocco Royal Tour final. (moroccanembassy.sa)
  • The clashes that erupted Monday between Chinese and Algerians in the district Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, have triggered a host of reactions. (afrik-news.com)
  • But the all too simple discourse has done little to appease Song, a young Chinese who works as a translator for a construction company in the Algiers suburbs. (afrik-news.com)
  • Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. (africaintelligence.com)
  • Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. (vifdatabase.com)
  • One of my ambitions is to see a rail link between Tangier and Lagouira to connect Morocco with the rest of Africa. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Russia is in talks with "parties in Libya" to establish a military corps in Africa, the Italian Nova news agency has reported. (libyaobserver.ly)
  • Rabat has denied most of the charges laid out against it by the Algerian government. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Tensions again escalated on October 31, when Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced the end of their gas supply contract with Rabat. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Government and business leaders from the United States and Morocco are gathering in Rabat this week for the second annual Morocco-U.S. Business Development Conference. (ipsnews.net)
  • As Russia feverishly preparing for the second all-African leaders summit, Kester Kenn Klomegah held an emailed interview focusing on some aspects of Russia-Maghreb relations with Dr. Chtatou Mohamed, a senior professor of Middle Eastern politics at the International University of Rabat (IUR) as well as education science at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. (geostrategicmedia.com)
  • The"barbaric attack," as described by Ennahar, Algeria's national broadcaster, killed 3 Algerians and generated a large outpour of rage from the Algerian government. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Since Monday's violence, which resulted in several casualties, the Chinese government has advised its nationals not to walk the streets. (afrik-news.com)
  • The Algerian national identity card is an electronic biometric ID card, compulsory for all Algerian nationals and costs 2500 Algerian Dinar . (wikipedia.org)
  • A woman reacts near the rubble of a building in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'yaaqoub, Morocco, September 11, 2023. (gzeromedia.com)
  • The Mozambican President's speech on Wednesday April 26, 2023, sought to convince the French Major and the international audience at the meet that it was safe for the company to restart its Cabo Delgado liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that was halted in 2021 following wide scale insurgent attacks on civilians. (africaoilgasreport.com)
  • 2014 is the date of expiration of a contract between Sonatrach and the Turkish company BOTAŞ. (wikipedia.org)
  • State-owned Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach has now threatened Spain with a "recalculation" of the gas price amid the energy crisis and the highest inflation numbers in Spanish history. (inspain.news)
  • Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar spoke with the Algerian state news agency APS. (inspain.news)
  • Nearly all petroleum that arrived in occupied Western Sahara in 2022 originated from refineries in Spain. (wsrw.org)
  • To blame for the attack, according to the authorities, was "the Zionist entity [Israel]" and a "North African country," broadly interpreted to have meant Morocco. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • On the second point of escalation, he states that "you have the war of propaganda," which "we have been seeing from the official Algerian authorities. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Smuggling networks extend to both sides of the border and involve the local population, local companies and authorities on both sides of the sea. (alarmphone.org)
  • Meanwhile, the internationally recognized Tripoli authorities, the Government of National Accord (GNA), are unlikely to make inroads in the south given that they have long neglected the region and do not have deep pocketed sponsors such as Haftar has in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (aberfoylesecurity.com)
  • Western envoys also traveled "jointly and separately" to countries such as Turkiye and Kazakhstan to pressure authorities into preventing western dual-use products from reaching Russia. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
  • By 2021, the new Sudanese government began having second thoughts about the deal and sought new terms that included economic aid ( The Arab Weekly , September 16, 2021). (aberfoylesecurity.com)
  • From the Algerian perspective as the protector of the Polisario Front fighting for the independence of Western Sahara, this was a "betrayal" that could cost Spain dearly during the war in Ukraine. (inspain.news)
  • Following years of armed conflict between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, the international community established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in 1991. (ipsnews.net)
  • NewMed's gas exploration licence offshore occupied Western Sahara is "illegal", Polisario lashes out in a release. (wsrw.org)
  • The government took steps to investigate, prosecute, or punish public officials who committed violations, especially corruption. (state.gov)
  • Impunity for police and security officials remained a problem, but the government provided information on actions taken against officials accused of wrongdoing. (state.gov)
  • The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and independent media outlets regularly criticized and satirized government officials and policies, but the government on some occasions restricted these rights. (state.gov)
  • Officials from the US, UK, and EU are planning to "jointly press" the UAE into halting shipments of goods to Russia that "could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine,' according to western officials who spoke with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
  • The Algerian leadership has been outraged by Spain's role in the Western Sahara conflict since Spain's dramatic turnaround two weeks ago. (inspain.news)
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez revoked Spanish neutrality in this conflict after more than 40 years to put an end to the diplomatic crisis with Morocco. (inspain.news)
  • An Algerian- Omani business council was established. (wikipedia.org)
  • The latest television station to be banned by the Superior Council for Communication, a government media regulator, is the French news channel La Chaîne Info (LCI). (africacenter.org)
  • countries will cooperate in various fields, namely health, cultural and economic, while an Algerian-Ethiopian Business Council will be set up to promote economic cooperation between the two countries. (theafricanaviationtribune.com)
  • After calling for Western Saharan independence from Spain, Morocco took control of the territory, which it calls the Southern Provinces, in 1976 after the Spanish withdrew. (ipsnews.net)
  • From this point on, and especially with the Algerian war of independence, Moscow began to invest in this sub-region of the Arab world. (geostrategicmedia.com)
  • We want this Development Model to seal these provinces' integration into the unified homeland and to enhance the influence of the Sahara region as an economic hub and a crucial link between Morocco and its African roots. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • The killing of 17-year-old Nahel who had Algerian roots gave way to the worst case of urban violence since 2005 and reignited pent-up frustrations relating to allegations of systemic racism, unemployment and social inequalities. (floete.net)
  • The Chinese company Envision Energy is going to supply Engie with the windmill components for its controversial windfarm near Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco obviously normalized relations with Israel so it's expanding its diplomatic influence. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • In Madrid, restoring relations with Morocco, a key partner in the fight against illegal migration, was a priority. (inspain.news)
  • Diplomats from Italy and Spain are holding talks after Rome's move to secure large volumes of Algerian gas stoked concerns in Madrid that its own access to the key fuel could be affected, according to people familiar with the situation. (vifdatabase.com)
  • February 25: The fifth session of the Algerian - Omani Joint Committee concluded in Muscat, Oman on February 24. (wikipedia.org)
  • January 19: A report transmitted by the Pasteur Institute to the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population, and Hospital Reform stated the results of their technical and administrative report on the vaccine Arepanrix. (wikipedia.org)
  • For the first time, the Chinese government has broken its silence and called on the Algerian government to take the necessary measures to punish those responsible for the violent attacks and also "prevent the reoccurrence of such incidents. (afrik-news.com)
  • The following report sheds light on how this border business works in different regions in the Western Mediterranean and on the Atlantic route. (alarmphone.org)
  • So on balance, I think this is one where the consequences are borne by all of the families, but not on Morocco more broadly. (gzeromedia.com)
  • More controversially, Kosmos now intends to start oil exploration in an area off the Western Saharan coast, known as Cap Boujdour, in October. (ipsnews.net)
  • The controversial 300 MW Boujdour wind farm - owned by Enel and supplied by Siemens Gamesa - has been commissioned in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • 2. "Iran Army to Hold War Games to Boost Capabilities: Commander," Tasnim News Agency, 26 December 2018, https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/12/26/1908335/iran-army-to-hold-war-games-to-boost-capabilities-commander. (ti-defence.org)
  • He told the Portuguese news agency Lusa that he expects the consortiums led by TOTALEnergies and ExxonMobil to start gas production in Mozambique in 2027 and 2029, respectively. (africaoilgasreport.com)
  • A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (state.gov)
  • A few days before this statement, the French government cut official development assistance (ODA) to Mali because it believed that Mali's government is "allied to Wagner's Russian mercenaries. (midwesternmarx.com)
  • Official position of wartime government was that they were a co-belligerent of the Axis against the USSR and United Kingdom during the Continuation War , but generally considered to be a member of the Axis (see e.g. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is no government engagement in public discourse about defence issues or official communications contain no meaningful information. (ti-defence.org)
  • French power company EDF has launched its first wind farm in Poland, a 48 megawatt (MW) facility located in the northern part of the country, according to an official announcement on 3 January 2013. (dailypositive.org)
  • The Sahara is usually described as a vast empty land that is sparsely populated, and as representing an Eldorado of renewable energy, thus constituting a golden opportunity to provide Europe with energy so it can continue its extravagant consumerist lifestyle and excessive energy consumption. (tni.org)
  • The geography of South Gippsland in Victoria, covering Yarram, Wilsons Promontory, Wonthaggi and Phillip Island, is suited to wind powered electricity generation - this weblog provides accurate, objective, up-to-date news items, information and opinions supporting renewable energy for a clean, sustainable future. (blogspot.com)
  • While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an interesting part of the renewable energy mix of the future," said Baard Mikkelsen, chief executive of Statkraft , the federally-owned utility company that built and operates the prototype plant. (blogspot.com)
  • The following day, alleged drone strikes carried out by Morocco directly targeted clearly marked Algerian trucks near the Mauritanian border with the disputed Western Sahara region. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The Western Sahara republic yesterday announced the signing of a new onshore mineral exploration licence. (wsrw.org)
  • From early May, the Royal Air Maroc ran a propaganda campaign in Strasbourg selling trips to the occupied territory of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Some media figures alleged the government used its control over most printing houses and large amounts of public sector advertising preferentially, and that the lack of clear regulations over these practices permitted it to exert undue influence on press outlets. (state.gov)
  • Morocco has placed a high emphasis on oil and gas exploration in its energy policy. (ipsnews.net)
  • In 2002, Morocco awarded contracts for oil exploration in the Western Sahara to a U.S.-based company, Kerr McGee, and the French-based Total S.A. In response, the United Nations issued what is known as the Corell Opinion regarding the legality of resource extraction in Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
  • But it also states that "while the specific contracts … are not in themselves illegal, if further exploration and exploitation activities were to proceed in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara, they would be in violation of the principles of international law applicable to mineral resource activities in Non-Self-Governing Territories. (ipsnews.net)
  • Tow of the Arab nations that joined BRICS recently, Saudi Arabia and UAE, will feel the heat from their Western allies. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
  • This would mean that Russia, the hardest hit country by Western sanctions, and Iran, the second longest hit country by Western sanctions will be able to trade without fear of Western limits. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
  • Spain thereby indirectly recognised that Western Sahara is and will remain a part of Morocco. (inspain.news)
  • This according to information released by the Algerian Trade Ministry's Economic Control and Fraud Squad. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a backdrop of huge Algerian contracts negotiated by Beijing and skyrocketing numbers of unemployed Algerian youths in the middle of an economic crisis, anti-Chinese sentiments could be headed towards a boiling point. (afrik-news.com)
  • Self-defence here could be physical as well as economic," Patrick Johnsson, an analyst told Afrik-news.com . (afrik-news.com)
  • Morocco is not willing to allow the people the right to self-determination today, and the oil industry is becoming an obstacle in terms of putting pressure in Morocco to accept that right. (ipsnews.net)
  • All the people I know are very respectful of Algerians and their religion. (afrik-news.com)
  • Outside government, there is no or extremely limited public debate among academia, opinion-formers, and CSOs about defence issues. (ti-defence.org)
  • The government engages in discussion with the public about defence issues through open forums, an active website, or at media briefings. (ti-defence.org)
  • The government engages in regular debate with academia, opinion-formers, and CSOs about defence issues in collaborative ways. (ti-defence.org)
  • Mali's military has increasingly been establishing closer ties with the Russian government and military. (midwesternmarx.com)
  • Government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas said the government had deployed military and civilian assets in a "swift and effective intervention to rescue the victims and recover the bodies" following the "instructions of His Royal Majesty. (gzeromedia.com)
  • HM the King also followed equestrian shows by French duo Fréderic Pignon and Magalie Delgado (singing and dancing with horses), French company Jehol (Cossak acrobatics) and Portuguese horseman Luis Valenca (Royal Carrousel). (moroccanembassy.sa)
  • Driver's licenses and other cards issued by state or regional governments indicating certain permissions are not counted here as national identity cards. (wikipedia.org)
  • This agreement with Rentech is a further step forward in terms of our strategy of securing access to proven technology providers like GE and Siemens ," she said Syngas already has an exclusive arrangement with General Electric Company and General Electric International Inc for the supply of gas and steam turbines and is in talks with drying technology and gas conditioning technology providers. (blogspot.com)
  • The French company Alcatel has been observed working on the telecom cables into the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
  • The French insurance company has posted a video of its local leaders having a wonderful time in the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
  • Neither of Libya's governments can declare victory without full control of the resource-rich south. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
  • Since then, however, both multinational energy firms and Western Saharan advocacy groups have construed the U.N. opinion to favour their respective stances. (ipsnews.net)
  • The past few years have seen a huge shift of crossings from the North of Morocco to the South of the country and to Western Sahara. (alarmphone.org)
  • The cement sales of Heidelberg Materials in occupied Western Sahara could have increased by 150% in two years. (wsrw.org)
  • Today, 40 years after the Green March, and regardless of the advantages and the downsides, we want to make a radical break with the manner in which Sahara issues have been dealt with so far: a break with the rentier economy and privileges, a break with poor private sector involvement and a break with the mentality of centralized administration. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Despite sporadic clashes with protestors and occasional use of tear gas and rubber bullets, government forces exhibited restraint with only one death reported. (state.gov)
  • March 2: The slaying of Algerian national police chief, Ali Tounsi, came at a time of heightening political tension between President Bouteflika and his intelligence services. (wikipedia.org)
  • An example of such allegations is an announcement on October 13 in which Algerian state-media claimed that the "General Directorate of National Security managed to thwart a conspiracy plot that dates back to 2014" [sic]. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Following Zaki's condemnation, three liberal opposition figures immediately announced that they were withdrawing from the national dialogue, launched at the beginning of May by the government, less than one year before presidential elections. (africacenter.org)
  • The Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of National Unity and the World Food Program (WFP) have signed a memorandum of understanding. (libyaobserver.ly)
  • The Antiguan and Barbudan national identity card is compulsory for voting as well as for different government transactions. (wikipedia.org)
  • National newspapers also contribute to this debate, but research indicates that 53% of all articles about defence and security policy are wires from news agenecies [5]. (ti-defence.org)
  • According to local sources, the brawl that sparked the violence took place early this week after an angry dispute ensued between a young Algerian man and a Chinese whom the former had accused of parking his car too close to his shop… the attacks began when the young man's brother came to his aid. (afrik-news.com)
  • This week, the first components that will be used for Engie' highly problematic windmill programme in Western Sahara have arrived to the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
  • The DRC government gave the green signal to auction 16 oil blocks in Cuvette Centrale, a sensitive ecosystem in the Congo rainforest, last week. (vifdatabase.com)
  • US fuel company Rentech came on board this week to provide preliminary engineering services at the proposed site, approximately 120km northwest of Adelaide . (blogspot.com)
  • The president has the constitutional authority to appoint and dismiss cabinet members and the prime minister, who is the head of government. (state.gov)
  • Japan's Prime Minister Hideki Tojo (center) with fellow government representatives of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere . (wikipedia.org)
  • "You" means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. (veevus.com)
  • At this week's conference, participating energy companies, such as Dow Chemical, were given the option to attend sessions on Morocco's energy sector, highlighting the potential for both renewable and carbon-based investment in the kingdom. (ipsnews.net)