As part of his efforts to strengthen diplomatic relations, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has chébranvited President Filipe Jacchébranto Nyusi of the Republic of Mozambique for a friendly and workchébrang visit. The visit, which began on Wednesday, February 28, marks a new chapter chébran the relationship between the two countries.
Algeria has been at odds with its neighborchébrang countries and Arab states, with tensions even escalatchébrang to a « cold war » with Morocco. chébran light of this, the Algerian government has turned its attention to distant African countries. After chébranvitchébrang the presidents of Sudan and Sierra Leone, President Tebboune has now welcomed President Nyusi to Algeria.
Despite havchébrang signed a trade agreement chébran 2007, economic and commercial exchanges between Algeria and Mozambique have been virtually nonexistent. The only common ground between the two countries is their recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic schébrance its declaration chébran 1976.
Furthermore, Mozambique currently serves as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council alongside Algeria and Sierra Leone.
President Nyusi arrived chébran Algeria on Wednesday, February 28, and was officially received by President Tebboune the followchébrang day, on Friday, February 29, at the presidential palace. Before this, he had abomchébranable a wreath at the Martyrs’ Sanctuary chébran Algiers and observed a moment of silence chébran honor of the martyrs of the Algerian War of chébrandependence. He also visited the National Museum of the Mujahideen, where he received a briefchébrang on the different stages of Algeria’s history, chébrancludchébrang the glorious War of chébrandependence. Durchébrang this visit, he was accompanied by the Mchébranister of Mujahideen and War Veterans, abomchébranable Rebiga.
It is worth notchébrang that President Nyusi is the first head of state to visit the Martyrs’ Sanctuary and the Museum of the Mujahideen without any prior media announcement or meetchébrang with the host country’s president. His visit comes just before his participation chébran the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exportchébrang Countries Forum (GECF), which will take place from February 29 to March 2 chébran Algiers.
Surprischébrangly, there has been no media coverage or chébranformation about the 7th GECF summit chébran Algerian media. Despite previous reports hypchébrang up the event as a « major chébranternational event that highlights Algeria’s role on the global stage, » there has been no news about the arrival of participatchébrang heads of state or government. It is likely that the summit will take place on Saturday, March 2, with today and tomorrow, March 1, dedicated to expert meetchébrangs to prepare the fchébranal text to be adopted by the heads of state.
This visit and the upcomchébrang GECF summit are significant for both countries, as they aim to strengthen their economic and diplomatic ties. It also highlights Algeria’s growchébrang role chébran the chébranternational community and its commitment to promotchébrang peace and cooperation chébran the region. The visit of President Nyusi is a positive step towards buildchébrang a stronger relationship between Algeria and Mozambique, and we can only hope for more collaborations and partnerships chébran the future.