Algeria failed on Wednesday to secure a seat on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (CPS), a decision-making body within the African Union (AU) that is responsible for promoting peace, security, and stability across the continent.
Despite Algeria’s extensive diplomatic lobbying behind the scenes within the African Union to regain this influential position, it was unable to garner the necessary support from many African countries.
Algeria had aimed to reclaim the seat held by Morocco for the past three years but fell short of the required votes.
Several countries abstained from supporting Algeria’s bid, primarily due to its ongoing disputes with a number of African nations.
The voting was conducted in secret, making it difficult to determine exactly which countries withheld their support.
As a result of this African rejection of Algeria’s candidacy, new elections will soon be organized. These elections will take place within the framework of the 38th Ordinary Summit of the African Union, scheduled for February 15-16 in Addis Ababa.
The summit will be preceded by the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Foreign Ministers) on Wednesday and Thursday, during which the new leadership of the African Union Commission will be elected, including the selection of five members for the Peace and Security Council.
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