Rabat — Algeria’s central news agency has expressed frustration after the Algerian regime failed to secure a seat at the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU).
“The Algerian government’s Gulfstream jet has departed Addis Ababa, likely heading back to Algiers. On board is presumed to be the foreign minister, following Algeria’s failed bid for the AUPSC seat,” journalist Mwangi Maina said on X.
Algeria failed to secure the required majority despite an intensive mobilization campaign, forcing the postponement of the elections and marking yet another setback in the regime’s declining continental influence.
The vote for the seat is now likely to be held in a month or two, observers predict.
Once again angling the narrative to show its deep-seated hostility towards Morocco, following the Algerian regime’s defeat, the the Algeria Press Service (APS) blamed the North African country for its continued isolation.
“Morocco no longer has political issues to defend within the continental organization, nor legitimate aspirations to advocate for, nor respectable diplomatic goals to attract attention to,” the Algerian news agency wrote today.
Algerian media affiliated to the militarized regime picked up the claims, alleging that Morocco’s “sole focus, without any success or meaningful outcome, has been to obstruct Algeria’s efforts and undermine its initiatives, which are aimed at promoting joint African action.”
The claims come amid Algeria’s continued hostilities toward Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces.
For decades, the Algerian regime has been exerting interference in Morocco’s domestic affairs by supporting, hosting, arming, and financing the Polisario Front and their separatism against Rabat’s territorial integrity.
Algeria’s regime not only faces isolation in the international community but also suffers continuous setbacks as Rabat strengthens its position on the continent.
Approximately 40% of African countries have opened consulates in Laayoune or Dakhla, reflecting a regional trend in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity.
The country’s return to the AU in 2017 after 33 years of absence also contributed to strengthening the country’s position at the continental level.
“Morocco has taken an offensive step to never leave the chair empty,” Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita said in a previous interview in 2017 after Morocco’s return to the AU.
“We must never allow opponents to advance their thesis,” said Bourita.
Morocco now shares strategic bilateral ties with many countries in Africa, with a growing list of nations that frequently share the same interest in boosting relations with the North African country.
Morocco also continues to focus on its “Africa first” policy, reiterating determination to contribute to the continent’s development at the level of food security and stability.
