Algeria derided for misrepresenting Moroccan heritage site
Algeria has sparked controversy after its Defense Ministry featured Morocco’s Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou in a promotional video,
Morocco is set to complete a new border crossing with Mauritania at Amgala. Once opened it will be the second land connection between the two countries. It is a $5 million project that encompasses a 93-kilometer road connecting Smara to the Mauritanian border through Amgala and Tifariti. It will allow for a significant shift in trade routes across the Sahara.
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