Resounding Failure of the Algerian Military Regime at the EU-Africa Ministerial Summit: Open Marginalization of the Polisario Representative

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The recent EU-Africa ministerial summit, which brought together senior officials from both continents, marked a clear failure for the Algerian military regime in achieving any diplomatic or political gains. This came after its complete marginalization and the outright refusal by European and African parties to receive the “Polisario representative,” widely regarded as a proxy tool of the Algerian regime in the Western Sahara conflict.

Despite attempts by the Algerian regime to bring a Polisario Front representative into the summit, all European and African officials clearly boycotted the encounter. None of them showed any willingness to engage or even speak with the envoy, exposing the fragility of Algeria’s position on the international stage and the lack of support it mistakenly believes it holds.

The only interaction the Polisario figure had was a brief meeting with Algeria’s Foreign Minister — an attempt by Algiers to maintain some symbolic presence in the file. However, this meeting carried no real weight or significance, particularly amid the clear international boycott of the Polisario Front.

These developments clearly illustrate the growing isolation of the Algerian military regime and the significant decline of its influence on the international scene. It no longer enjoys any tangible support from European or African powers regarding the Western Sahara issue — a conflict that has remained a point of regional tension for decades. This also underscores that Algeria’s ongoing support for the separatist movement is increasingly falling on deaf ears, further pressuring the regime to reconsider its strategies.

As the international community continues to reaffirm its commitment to respecting the territorial integrity of states and to UN-backed peaceful solutions, the failure of Algeria’s military regime stands out as a dramatic diplomatic setback — with the Polisario Front’s representative clearly sidelined from any official dialogue or meetings.

So the question remains: how will Algeria respond to this repeated diplomatic defeat? Will it change the policies that have led it into this isolation? Or will it persist in a path that only deepens its regional and international marginalization?