Algeria calls for an end to the marginalization of Africa in international decision-making bodies

According to a tweet by its foreign minister, Ramtane Lamamra, following the opening of the eighth high-level meeting on peace and security on the continent.

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra called on Thursday for an end to what he said is the "marginalization" of the African continent in international decision-making bodies.

This came in a tweet to Lamamra, commenting on his country's hosting of the eighth high-level meeting on peace and security in Africa.

He said that this meeting is "a renewed opportunity to redouble our common efforts in order to unite and strengthen the voice of Africa and ensure recognition of its interests".

He stressed that "the marginalization that (the continent) is subjected to must be put to an end at the level of international decision-making bodies."

On Thursday morning, Lamamra opened this 3-day meeting in the city of Oran, under the title: "Assisting the new African members of the UN Security Council to prepare for addressing issues of peace and security on the African continent," according to a statement by the Algerian Foreign Ministry.

The Security Council consists of 15 member states, 10 are elected by the United Nations General Assembly every two years, and 5 permanent members are the United States of America, Russia, China, Britain and France, and they exclusively have the "veto power", which enables them to prevent the issuance of decisions by the Council.

Currently, there are 3 African countries in the membership of the Security Council: Kenya, Tunisia and Niger, which holds the current rotating presidency of the Council for the current December.

The Algerian Foreign Ministry stated that the Oran meeting witnessed high-level participation at the ministerial level of member states of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and African members of the Security Council, in addition to experts and high representatives of African bodies, the United Nations and the League of Arab States.

She explained that the forum aims to shed light on the need to promote joint African action by strengthening coordination and cooperation between the African members of the Security Council and the rest of the African Union members.

She added that this aims to "raise and amplify Africa's voice within the dome of the Security Council and effectively defend African positions on issues of peace and security, as well as put an end to the marginalization of Africa at the level of international decision-making bodies."

Algeria has previously called on many occasions to end what it called a "historic injustice" against the African continent in the Security Council, by granting it two permanent seats on it.

Hunger or kneel the last option of the terrorist PKK in Syria

The reasons for the bread queues in eastern Syria differ between the western bank of the Euphrates, which is controlled by the Assad regime, and the eastern one, which is controlled by the PYD militia of the terrorist PKK party.

This is despite the fact that the cause of the risk of food insecurity is the same in the region that is Syria's food basket and its inexhaustible loaf of bread.

The bread crisis starts from the borders of Deir ez-Zor with the governorate of Hasaka in the north and ends at its borders with the governorate of Raqqa in the west, and this means that the targets of starvation are the areas that do not have any Kurdish presence at all, and at the same time are the areas that clashed with the Russian convoys, refusing to cross them or their presence in Region.

The arrogance of the Kurdish de-facto authority led it to confusion and a loss of confidence between it and the United States of America. The PYD’s refusal to accept the participation of Arabs in the political and military decision prompted the Americans to form Arab factions from the clans in the region that operate from outside the PYDD administration, and with signs of a possible exit of the United States from In the region, the Kurdish administration will have to face a tragic fate if it does not rearrange its alliances, as the destination was its historical ally, Moscow.

The eye of al-Assad and his supporters is on the east of the Euphrates, and the first step is the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which is under the authority of the terrorist PKK, in both its eastern and western parts. It is considered a victory for him if he enters it, and in order to bring the people of the region to their knees to accept Assad's return to it, it is necessary to target food security with a loaf of bread on top.

The countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which is under the authority of the PKK, needs 3,171 tons of flour per day to meet the region’s needs at a minimum, but the allocated amount was 2,500 tons, which was reduced to 2,000 tons after protests against the Russian presence in the region, and this is the policy of the Kurdish Autonomous Administration that has recently adopted Especially after the failure of the meeting of clan elders with representatives of Russia in the city of al-Hasakah, as it wants to convey a message that “starves or kneels.”

The people of Deir ez-Zor are concerned about a Kurdish-Russian deal that would allow the Assad regime to control the region, in exchange for granting the terrorist PKK an autonomous administration in the far north-east of Syria, which opens a door for Assad to take revenge on his opponents, and most of them are in that region.

The historical events were not enough lessons for the terrorist PYD militia to learn from that the United States of America throughout its history has used the militias temporarily and does not make long-term alliances with them. In 1988, the United States did not move due to the bombing of Halabja, Iraq, and in 1991, Iraqi artillery and helicopters were crushing the Kurds amid the silence of the United States, which had incited them to rise up against Saddam Hussein.

The intransigence of the Kurdish-led militias, especially the Syrian ones, pushed them to seek to be affiliated and hostage to any international force, provided they are not partners with the factions of the Syrian revolution, based on the growing national sentiment and the dream of an alleged Kurdish state.

Only two years have passed since the stability period of the Kurdish administration, since US President Donald Trump announced the elimination of the Islamic State (ISIS), until the region was engulfed in problems related to administrative and financial corruption and illegal trade operations, as well as demographic change and an attempt to change the structure and culture of society, which angered the tribal community. For demonstrations and protests to take place, the guardianship countries had to pressure them to involve the Arabs in the decision, to no avail.

No authority is aware of the fact that the clan society is solid if the battle turns into a struggle of wills and existence, and if that authority realizes the crack in the clan’s structure, it did not realize that clanism is a thought that exists until this moment, and this means that these areas need delicate balances to manage, which it does not realize Except for the people of the same area.

The policy of starvation or kneeling was previously used by the Assad regime against its opponents in Eastern Ghouta, Yarmouk camp, Al-Waer Al-Homsi neighborhood, Deir ez-Zor and Aleppo, but it did not bring any fruitful results, until it used military force and internationally prohibited weapons. Politics, especially since the alternatives for the people of the region are available, although they require effort and time, but they are sufficient to stand up to any pressures they may be exposed to, especially since the matter affects their lives, their security, and the security of their families if Assad, with Russian support, takes control of that region.(Samer Al Ani)