{"id":5212,"date":"2025-04-10T02:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T02:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/?p=5212"},"modified":"2025-04-11T02:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:50:40","slug":"was-it-possible-to-establish-a-state-called-azawad-since-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/en_gb\/was-it-possible-to-establish-a-state-called-azawad-since-1958\/","title":{"rendered":"WAS IT POSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH A STATE CALLED AZAWAD SINCE 1958?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1. Was it possible to establish a state called Azawad since 1958?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it was absolutely possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1958 was a pivotal moment for all of Africa, as many countries were liberated from colonialism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Algeria\u2014or any other neighboring country\u2014had wanted to support the creation of an Azawad entity, the path would have been paved at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the reality? The region was left to its fate, between French marginalization and the complicity of some countries that feared “liberal contagion.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. In 2012, when the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad declared its independence… did Algeria support it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short answer: No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algeria did not support Azawad’s independence; quite the opposite:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hosted peace talks, but always called for “autonomy” rather than “independence.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It created and supported rival movements to the MNLA (such as armed groups based on religion or tribe), with the aim of dividing the Azawad people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She expressed her fear that the establishment of an Azawad state would encourage the Tuareg in southern Algeria to demand their rights, and perhaps even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Are there economic motives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algeria is rich in resources, but its south is extremely sensitive and constitutes a natural extension of Azawad territory (culturally and geographically).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any stability or “success model” in Azawad would encourage the inhabitants of these regions to demand a comprehensive reform of the management of their wealth and lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Algerian regime, this represents an intolerable economic and strategic threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algeria is a central country that likes to play the role of mediator, but without losing its control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For it, the establishment of an Azawad state is like a fire under the ashes within its borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, every step toward Azawad’s independence is met with a counter-step from Algeria… often in the name of “regional stability.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Azawad Freedom Voice <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10-04-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H O M E<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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