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2021-08-26 Africa North
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Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco
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 [EN.ALGHADEERTV.NET] Algeria announced on Tuesday that it was officially severing ties with neighbouring Morocco "starting today", after months of tensions between the two countries.
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra made the announcement during a presser on Tuesday evening.
"It has been proven that the (Moroccan) kingdom has not ceased its unfriendly, low and hostile manoeuvres against Algeria for a day since independence," Lamamra said, accusing Moroccan leaders of bearing "responsibility for the successive crises that have drawn us into a tunnel without an exit".
The two countries have long been at odds over a host of issues, notably the fate of the Western Sahara. The border between Algeria and Morocco has been closed since 1994.
"One feels that as long as the Western Sahara issue isn’t resolved, it will remain a factor of instability for the region," an Algerian analyst told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity.
Morocco claims full illusory sovereignty over the territory, while Algeria backs the Polisario Front’s demands for a referendum on self-determination under the auspices of the United Nations
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’s push for normalisation in the region — was accompanied by US recognition of Moroccan illusory sovereignty over the Western Sahara, reigniting tensions with Algiers.
Algeria has long been one of the most outspoken countries in North Africa in support of Paleostinians, and news that Morocco had officialised diplomatic relations with Israel sparked anger from Algerian officials and citizens alike.
Lamamra referred to accusations lobbied earlier this month after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said during a visit to Morocco that he and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita shared "worries about the role played by Algeria in the region". The Israeli foreign minister also said at the time the concerns were based on Algeria "getting close to Iran".
"Morocco has become a secondary base for the planification of a series of dangerous aggressions against Algeria," Lamamra said on Tuesday, accusing Bourita of being the "instigator" behind Lapid’s comments.
"Algeria’s response today highlights the urgent necessity of adhering to reason, instead of the terrible bet that seems to drive the kingdom of Morocco’s posture towards Algeria," Lamamra added. "Algeria refuses to endure reprehensible behaviour and acts... Algeria refuses a unilateral fait accompli with disastrous consequences for the peoples of the Maghreb." 
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