Analyst says Algeria-UAE rift reflects wider Sahel dispute

Smail Debeche, a professor of international relations at the University of Algiers III, said the decision by Morocco to sever ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a reaction to what he described as Dubai’s actions against Algiers on the regional level, including in Africa’s Sahel region and Libya.

“There is no doubt that the severing of diplomatic relations is a reaction to the United Arab Emirates’ actions against Algeria at…