Tensions between Algeria and Morocco in relation to the Western Sahara have been an obstacle to tightening the Arab Maghreb Union, nominally established in 1989, but which has carried little practical weight.
tˈɛnʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ældʒˈɪɹiə ænd mɚɹˈɑːkoʊ ɪn ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən tə ðə wˈɛstɚn sɐhˈæɹə hɐvbɪn ɐn ˈɑːbstəkəl tə tˈaɪʔn̩ɪŋ ðɪ ˈæɹəb mˈæɡɹɛb jˈuːniən, nˈɑːmɪnəli ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ hɐz kˈæɹid lˈɪɾəl pɹˈæktɪkəl wˈeɪt.