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Top 10 News / July 6, 2021 July 6, 2021 / 2 minutes of reading The main crossing between Morocco and Algeria is called Zouj Beghal, which translates as “Two Mules”. Legend has it that a pair of mules were harnessed to a yoke in Morocco and ordered to march eastwards until they effectively traced what would end up being the borders that delineate Morocco and Algeria. Naturally, the border that spans nearly 2,000km, has been a source of tension for both countries since independence, starting with the 1963 Sand War over Morocco’s claim to territory in Algeria. The two countries fell out again when Algeria backed the Polisario Front’s campaign for Western Sahara’s independence from Morocco, leading to the 1975-1991 Western Sahara War. Then the border was closed yet again in 1994, ostensibly for security reasons after militant Islamists bombed a hotel in the historic Moroccan city of Marrakesh. In terms of customs, culture and language, western Algerians have much more i ....
Letter from Africa: Lamenting the Algeria-Morocco border closure Published image copyrightAFP In our series of letters from African journalists, Algerian-Canadian journalist Maher Mezahi questions why the border between Algeria and Morocco has been closed for so many years. The main crossing between Morocco and Algeria is called Zouj Beghal, which translates as Two Donkeys . Legend has it that a pair of donkeys were harnessed to a yoke in Morocco and ordered to march eastwards until they effectively traced what would end up being the borders that delineate Morocco and Algeria. On a continent where the majority of our borders are arbitrary, I never doubted the veracity of the myth. ....