The Algerian military junta used Al khabar newspaper as a mouthpiece this time to spread the uncorroborated accusation against Abu Dhabi. The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, accused the UAE of lobbying for normal ties with Israel in the region by pressuring Mauritania to normalize ties with Tel Aviv. The newspaper went on to blame the UAE for simmering havoc in the Sahel and dumping the country with drugs, without offering whatsoever evidence. The real reason however for the worsening ties between Abu Dhabi and Algiers are to be found in the growing relations between the UAE and Morocco at the defense cooperation level. As the diplomatic and economic failure accentuates, so will the resort to conspiracy theories in Algeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 29, 2023 18:34 UTC