International Relations in India & Beyond
On March 19, Spain recognized Morocco’s claim to Sahara. This region was colonized by Spain until 1975. Since then it has been seeking independence while Morocco claims Sahara as part of its own territory....
Algeria’s colonial past and its dependence on Europe Algeria had been a French colony for 70 years, France occupied Algeria on July 5, 1830. The colonial rule continued till 1962. The 132 years of...
Background of Western Sahara Western Sahara has always been a strategic point in contemporary geopolitics, which determines the power balance between Morocco, Algeria even the future of Europe; previously a Spanish colony, since 1958....
The breakup of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco in August is the product of a long history of tension. The two nations have never had long periods of friendship, notwithstanding the many factors that bring...
Morocco regrets the “completely unjustified” decision of neighboring Algeria to break off diplomatic relations, the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, calling some of Algeria’s reasons “absurd.” Algeria cited a series of alleged hostile...
Blazes raged across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in the latest wildfires to sweep the Mediterranean. The North African country has...
The death toll climbed to at least 69 as firefighters, soldiers and civilian volunteers battled blazes in forests across northern Algeria on Wednesday, in the latest wildfires to sweep the Mediterranean. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune...
Post Arab Spring in Algeria was a road to major changes in the democratic process. The country which was infected with corruption, nepotism and socioeconomic problems seemed to get its way out through bringing...
Tens of thousands of people in cities across Algeria called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office on Friday in the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations since the Arab Spring eight years ago. Tens of...
Over the last decade many countries in the Sahel region – the semi-arid southern edge of the Sahara that stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia – have been embroiled in conflict. Populations in these countries are growing. This...
