The “Cry of Pain” of a Declining Regime: Algeria Unleashes Its Hatred Against France and Morocco After Rachida Dati’s Visit to the Moroccan Sahara

By boldly affirming her personal attachment to Morocco—an indelible bond inherited from her origins—Rachida Dati, the French Minister of Culture, has framed this initiative as part of a genuine project of rapprochement and constructive exchanges. Faced with this surge toward openness, the Algerian regime, ever in search of confrontation, proves incapable of containing its anger and pathological hatred, thereby revealing the full bitterness of a stagnant regime doomed to disappear.

As soon as this historic and highly symbolic visit was announced, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hurried to denounce it, labeling the initiative “condemnable on more than one level.” This borrowed phrase is nothing but a smoke screen, concealing a purely opportunistic reaction devoid of any constructive logic. Rather than seizing the opportunity to contribute to a peaceful dialogue in a rapidly changing regional context, Algeria chooses to confine itself to a backward rhetoric—one inherited from a past in which confrontation was the only response to the ambitions of others.

This scandalous denial of reality cannot be separated from the broader political context. At the end of July, a major shift occurred in French politics, with Emmanuel Macron explicitly supporting the autonomy plan proposed by Rabat—a clear recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over its Sahara.

While Rachida Dati inaugurated the establishment of an Alliance Française branch in Laâyoune—a symbol of cultural openness and a bridge between civilizations—Algeria wallowed in sterile invectives. This behavior can only be interpreted as the manifestation of an oppressive regime, too attached to its bygone ambitions to calmly accept the reality of an evolving world. Rather than seeking to contribute to peace and stability in the region, it persists in employing cynical rhetoric and gratuitous insults, which only underscore its inability to evolve.

It is time to denounce this pathetic obstinacy and to remind everyone that true legitimacy does not reside in rejecting change, but in the capacity to embrace it and put it at the service of a common project. By persisting in an attitude of self-proclaimed defender of the international order, Algeria exposes its existential crisis and its inability to adapt to the challenges of the 21st century.

The vehement condemnation of Rachida Dati’s visit by the Algerian regime sounds like the cry of a declining power, one that takes refuge in violent rhetoric to mask its own failures. While the world resolutely moves toward greater cooperation and dialogue, Algeria merely confirms its place on the margins of the community of nations—too fixated on its outdated ideologies to hope for a peaceful and constructive future.

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