Algeria cancels commercial contracts with Morocco, raises questions

Algeria cancels commercial contracts with Morocco, raises questions

RABAT – The Algerian Army, through President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has acted to halt commercial diplomacy sponsored by Algerian and Moroccan companies in an effort to end the impasse in the relationship between the two countries.

Tebboune ordered on Sunday the country’s state and private economic companies to terminate their contracts with foreign entities “hostile” to Algeria, claiming that they harm its  “vital and security interests”.

Analysts said Tebboune’s decision was unlikely to have been taken without consulting the military establishment that controls decision-making in the state.