Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, marking a major shift in French diplomacy amid the escalating war in Gaza. The decision has sparked mixed reactions, welcomed by Palestinians and sharply criticized by the Israeli government.
Despite the numerous contracts awarded to Italian companies, particularly in the hydrocarbons and agriculture sectors, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune failed to persuade Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to endorse the Polisario’s position, especially on «the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination».
Moroccan diplomacy is sharpening its use of language to reinforce the kingdom’s position on the Western Sahara and push for a shift in the status quo. An analysis by Ricardo Fabiani, Director of the North Africa Project at the International Crisis Group, sheds light on the strategic wording used by Rabat and its broader geopolitical impact.
Morocco and Algeria’s rivalry has expanded beyond politics into economic and diplomatic arenas, with both countries using energy, trade, and migration to gain influence, judges American think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Their competition is also spilling into the Sahel region.
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