Maghreb in July 2026: the most important developments in politics
Maghreb politics in July 2026 were dominated by Morocco's widening diplomatic contacts. On July 30 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed Belarus' interest in expanding cooperation with Morocco, according to Belarusian state media, with no sectors or agreements specified. Earlier in the month France and Morocco showed close ties: President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI met in Boston on July 9, and the French Prime Minister visited Rabat on July 16 to strengthen bilateral relations. Morocco and China marked ten years of strategic partnership, and on July 26 US President Donald Trump thanked the king for naming a Sahara highway after him. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev sent the king a congratulatory letter.
Libya was the second main theme. Pakistan stepped in as mediator between the country's rival administrations, and Pakistani officials confirmed the effort on July 6. A Libyan committee signed an agreement on the election commission on July 10. Egypt's foreign minister discussed Libya with a senior adviser to the US president on July 3, and Egypt's intelligence chief spoke with a Libyan defense official on July 16. A US proposal for power-sharing in Libya was criticized as unworkable, and an analysis described a reset in Libya as pushing the United States and Türkiye closer together. On July 30 Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called for a timeline to advance Egypt-Libya energy cooperation.
In Algeria, the FLN party won the most seats in the parliamentary election, held with a historically low turnout. Algeria reopened its airspace with Mali on July 10, resuming flights. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algeria on July 20. On July 30 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi told Tebboune by phone that Egypt supports Algeria after deadly wildfires.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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