Between Morocco and Algeria, Emmanuel Macron chooses his camp

In crisis with Algeria since he expressed his support last July for the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara, Emmanuel Macron has just closed the door to any possible reconciliation with this country by making a state visit to Morocco.

Emmanuel Macron wants to normalize relations with Morocco. As a logical continuation of his recognition of the Moroccan nature of the Sahara, a decision which helped to ease tensions with the kingdom, the French president has been making a three-day state visit to Rabat since Monday. By opting for a warming of his bilateral relations with Morocco, Macron indirectly renounces to a normalization of his relations with Algeria, analysis The Opinion.