
Morocco and Algeria Clash in Race for African Union Vice Presidency
Morocco and Algeria are vying for the post of Vice-President of the African Union (AU). The battle promises to be tough.

Morocco and Algeria are vying for the post of Vice-President of the African Union (AU). The battle promises to be tough.

During the 45th session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) in Accra (Ghana), Ahmed Attaf, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, criticized the organization, particularly Morocco, without mentioning it, due to the exclusion of the Polisario from meetings with AU international partners.

The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the second preparatory ministerial meeting for the summit between the African Union and the European Union , which started on October 26 in Kigali. During his speech, Nasser Bourita advocated for a strategic partnership between the two parties.

The diplomatic rupture between Morocco and Algeria has sparked a wave of international reactions, particularly from the African Union, which has just expressed its "deep regret".

The African Union and the Belgian pharmaceutical manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceutica have concluded a vaccine acquisition agreement against Covid-19. The manufacturer will deliver 400 million doses of vaccine to the member countries of the Union.

During the videoconference meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at the level of Heads of State and Government, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called on Morocco and the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to dialogue in order to resolve the Sahara conflict. He associates the AU and the UN with this endeavor.

Since its establishment, Morocco has supported the institutional reform process of the AU. The kingdom has a very strong awareness of its position as a member of the Advisory Committee, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita , during the 34th ordinary session of the AU Summit, which was held by videoconference on Saturday.

The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, the Algerian Smaïl Chergui, provoked the anger of Morocco by putting the Sahara issue on the agenda of the 14th AU Summit focused on the theme "Silencing the Guns" on the continent.

Between Morocco and Algeria, the diplomatic and media war seems far from over. On Wednesday, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, accused Morocco of "attempting to impose the policy of the fait accompli" in the Guerguerat file.

The rift is burning again between Morocco and the Polisario over the presence of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) at the El Guerguerat border crossing. A warning has been issued to the kingdom against military escalation and its repercussions.

The European Union and the African Union are supporting Morocco, whose permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, launched on Saturday, June 11 in New York, a "call to action to support the humanitarian response in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic".

Morocco’s efforts in the fight against climate change and in agricultural transformation have been recognized and commended on Monday in Addis Ababa. The kingdom was awarded two prizes during the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit.