Algerian officials continue to issue statements calling for reviving the paralyzed Maghreb Union, a five-member regional grouping also comprising Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya. Recently, President Abdelaziz Boutefika sent messages on the 29th anniversary of the Union to Maghreb leaders urging collective efforts to reinvigorate the union. Algeria’s responsibility in Maghreb StalemateThere is only much talk and little action from the Algerian regime when it comes to the Maghreb. Cost of Non-MaghrebAlgeria’s hegemonic schemes, its closed-border policy and support for separatism in the Sahara have been factors that hampered the achievement of the Maghreb Union. This membership will put a final nail in the Maghreb Union.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 26, 2018 17:37 UTC