A l’occasion de la Fête du Trône, le Président français a annoncé dans une lettre adressée à Sa Majesté le Roi MOHAMMED VI que la France considère que le présent et l’avenir du Sahara s’inscrivent dans le cadre de la souveraineté du Maroc, et que l’Initiative marocaine d’autonomie constitue la seule base d’une solution politique juste, durable, et négociée
In a message dated Tuesday, July 30, to King Mohammed VI, President Macron recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, referred to as Western Sahara by UN bodies. He stated that "the present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty." This date was happily chosen as it coincides with the 25th anniversary of the king's reign and the Throne Day celebrations. In his letter, the president affirmed that this decision is in line with ongoing diplomatic continuity, asserting that the French position remains unchanged.
The possibility of the National Rally (Le Rassemblement National) winning the upcoming legislative elections in France could significantly reshape many aspects of the relationship between Paris and the Maghreb countries. However, while Rabat remains calm, as such a scenario could potentially accelerate France's final recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, the regime in Algeria is trembling. This is because the French right, across all its factions, refuses to succumb to the grievances and blackmail tactics of the Algerian regime using the memory issue.
The president of the party Les Républicains (LR), Eric Ciotti, and Rachida Dati, member of the party and emblematic figure of the French right, expressed the clear position of their formation recognizing the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara.
They also stressed, in an interview published Friday by the weekly "Tel Quel", that this major French political party "adheres to the autonomy solution" proposed by the Kingdom.
The consultation of French archives regarding what colonial circles of the time then referred to as the "Question of the Borders," more precisely, the "regions of eastern Morocco that France wanted to attach to its Algerian possession," is clear.
In my previous column, I showed that, for the French authorities in the Protectorate, the belonging of the "Eastern Sahara" to Morocco was evident.
Neocolonialism is not only the reproduction of colonial discourse, but a systematic method that requires packaging the tendency to "civilize the peoples of the South" in the envelope of universal values such as human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
This meeting, initiated by the Sahrawi Association for Autonomy Project and Sustainable Development (ASSPADD), was marked by a series of activities, including an exhibition of crafts from the southern provinces and a conference-debate.
The importance of green energy, the search for biological balance, the creation of practical and appropriate formations for these objectives are part of the UN Charter, underlines Hubert Seillan, in an analysis entitled "the geopolitical context of the Moroccan Sahara".
