Moreover, Rabat is favoured in Libya, since the demise of ardent Algeria and Polisario supporter Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. As Morocco follows suit, excessive expenditure on arms and lobbying will simply rob Algerian and Moroccan citizens of development opportunities. READ: NATO map shows 'undivided' Morocco including Western SaharaThe three fault lines will polarise the situation, but not solve it. Despite the gloom of normalisation, Morocco is distancing itself from the full spectrum of the so-called Abraham Accords signed by the UAE, Bahrain and Israel last year. READ: Algeria MP proposes anti-normalisation billTo avoid making normalisation with Israel an excusable reality, their leaders need to stop complicating the bilateral dispute between Morocco and Algeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 06, 2021 14:37 UTC