The new decision of the American administration to stop aid programs addressed to developing countries and the closure of the “United States agency for international development” has aroused anxiety in many countries, especially in the Sahel and Sahara region of countries and institutions.
In this context, the Associated Press reported that, since last January, the American president has arrested foreign help from countries like Côte d’Ivoire, despite the escalation of violence in Mali and other countries of the sub -Saharan coast and the high waves of asylum towards Ivorian lands.
Diplomats and capital officials, Yamosukro, stressed that “the reduction in aid endures efforts to fight terrorism and weakens American influence in a region that some of its countries have used Russian mercenaries to ask for help”. These subsidies contributed to the training of young people in various jobs and to the creation of the pursuit of the cattle of the attacks of armed groups.
An official of the United Nations said that “Côte d’Ivoire is among the few countries that still resist the terrorist threat in the Sahel region”, stressing the importance of continuing support for border societies to avoid their occurrence in the claws of extremism.
Existential challenges and national strategies
In this context, Al -Buraq Shadi Abdel Salam, the international expert in crisis management and conflict analysis, said that “the interruption of American aid programs in the Sahel and the Grand Sahara is one of the existential challenges that threaten the countries and peoples of the region, in addition to political tensions and military conflicts, security challenges related to dissatisfaction and national, the collapse of the economic system.
Al -Buraq added, in a statement to Hespress, that “the sudden and rapid judgment of these aids will have negative impact on the capacity of coastal countries to face the crises and risks that threaten them, because this aid contributes to reducing the reasons for violent extremism and the cessation of the spread of terrorism, funding many education and development programs.” He also stressed that “the growing challenges of the coast require the development of national and regional strategies, as well as the supply of material and political resources and support, which is provided by other countries without restrictions or conditions linked to human rights and democracy, such as China and Russia.”
In response to a question on Morocco’s ability to compensate for this American vacuum on the coast, the international expertise expert expert and conflict analysis stressed that “the kingdom, because of its organic association with the countries of the region through historical, geographic and political participants, has a clear vision of its role to support stability, security and peace in the region.”
He stressed that “Rabat is attached to the problems of African peoples, according to a regional vision based on security threats thanks to the enlarged regional dialogue, creating solutions based on the approach of” African solutions “and consolidating the principle of solutions” of division “to the problems that threaten human security.
Fragile area and Moroccan opportunity
For his part, Hisham Mu’tadid, researcher in strategic and security business, explained that “the decision of the United States to put an end to his aid to the Sahel states will lead to a decline in the capacities of these countries to face increasing terrorist threats, especially since this aid was not limited to military support; rather, fundamental development projects that have contributed to improving the resilience of resilience of local communities the appeal of extraterrestrial groups.
Muddad stressed that “this vacuum will increase the fragility of the region, which could lead certain countries to seek new partners such as Russia or China, or even accept colonies with armed groups due to mediocre capacities”.
The researcher in strategic and security affairs added that “Morocco can play a major role in the content of the repercussions of this situation, taking advantage of his strategic position and his experience in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
The same spokesperson added that “Rabat can contribute to the stability of the coast by supporting economic and development projects to improve the living conditions of the population, especially in border areas where armed groups are stationed”.
In a related context, Mutamadi stressed that “the kingdom is able, in the long term, to play a pivotal diplomatic role by bringing the opinions of regional and international parties on the future of the coast, thanks to its solid relations with Western powers and the countries of the region, which could make it a solid mediator to support the efforts of reconciliation between governments and moderate factions, and thus reach political solutions substantial.
The researcher in strategic and security affairs concluded that “the interruption of American aid is a great challenge, but it also opens the way to Morocco to improve its position as a strategic partner in Africa,” considering that “the adoption of a complete approach which combines security, development and diplomacy will make maroque threats.”
