Sahara News: Morocco-Sahara: Algerian LNG had the pharaohs talking

Algeria is using the bonanza of its natural gas to re-ignite its diplomatic squabble against Morocco, its eternal opponent.

The two North African neighbors have been fighting, for four decades and on all fronts, about the sovereignty of Western Sahara.

In this tough battle, all is fair for Algeria, where the old generals of the Boumediene era are pulling the strings of power. It therefore does not hesitate to resort to whatever means, be they despicable.

Algerian rulers, challenged by the collapse of oil prices that threatens to intensify social unrest at home, are now relying on natural gas that they use as a double-edged sword.
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