The United States has issued a security alert, warning its citizens residing in or visiting Algeria against any travel to the city of Tindouf or the surrounding camps. American citizens residing or visiting the neighboring country are cautioned against traveling to the city of Tindouf in Algeria or the Sahrawi camps located there. Ahmed Ould Ben Ali, one of the thousands of disenchanted youths in the Tindouf camps, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Algerian court on charges of drug trafficking. The Algerian Court prison sentence provoked violent protests that took aim at Algerian authorities and their Polisario proxies in the Tindouf camps. Spain issued few days ago a similar travel warning to its citizens urging them to avoid trips to the Tindouf area.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 19, 2024 19:24 UTC