Soft power rivalry in the Maghreb
When a Moroccan chef calls couscous “as Moroccan as the Atlas Mountains,” an Algerian rival is quick to declare it
According to reporting by AP eleven leading Algerian opposition figures have written an open letter, denouncing “the authoritarian climate” surrounding the country’s upcoming presidential election. In the letter they wrote: “No to electoral charades under dictatorship! Yes, to genuine democracy and popular sovereignty.” They also highlighted how the government’s security policy in preparation for the election “continues to trample on the will of the people.”
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