While some prominent Algerian newspapers like El Khabar and El Moudjahid have largely avoided Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Morocco other outlets have responded with intense criticism.
El Watan headlined, “Macron flouts international law,” accused Macron of exacerbating tensions by aligning with Moroccan interests, saying that alignment with the Moroccan position has caused “a deep crisis” with Algeria. The newspaper notes that, for Algiers, the French decision “absolutely does not serve the objective of peace in Western Sahara,”
Macron’s speech before the Moroccan Parliament, asserting that the “present and future” of the Sahara fall within Moroccan sovereignty, was criticized as a move that could irreparably sever ties with Algeria.
The editorial noted this alignment as a “deep crisis,” arguing it entrenches colonial realities in the disputed territory.
Online news platforms like Algérie Patriotique escalated the rhetoric, suggesting that Macron’s visit was driven by ulterior motives, including potential economic gains related to Morocco’s phosphate resources, and say Macron’s policies extinguish any hope for reconciliation between Algeria and France.
According to TSA, the rapprochement between France and Morocco “has occurred (…) under the influence of French lobbies hostile to Algeria.” The news site even claims that Morocco “has little to offer” France because “the kingdom is neither a consumer market nor an Eldorado for French companies.”
For the Arabic-language daily Echorouk, which is close to the government, “none of the objectives that Macron has established in his relations with Algeria have been achieved.”
The same source adds that “despite the French president’s attempts at rapprochement with Algeria since 2020 (…), Paris continues to lose the few economic interests it has left.”
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