President Tebboune's Visit to Tizi Ouzou: A Hard Blow for the MAK Separatists

Yesterday, thousands of people gathered on the sidewalks of the city of Tizi Ouzou to warmly welcome the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. This visit, marked by the inauguration of significant projects and meetings with civil society, sent a strong message to the separatists of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK).

The Arrival of President Tebboune in Tizi Ouzou

President Tebboune's arrival in Tizi Ouzou was a demonstration of popular support, with young people waving national flags and residents dressed in traditional Kabyle attire. This massive support starkly contrasts with the MAK's divisive attempts, highlighting the unity and solidarity of the Kabyle population with the Algerian state.

Inauguration of Key Projects

President Tebboune inaugurated the new 50,000-seat stadium in Boukhalfa, named after Hocine Ait Ahmed, a historical figure in Algeria's independence struggle. This sports complex, built to FIFA international standards, aims to boost local and national sports activities. The ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials, including the Chief of Staff of the National People's Army (ANP), General of the Army Saïd Chanegriha, and several ministers.

Launch of a Second University Hospital

Another highlight of the visit was the groundbreaking ceremony for a second university hospital (CHU) in Tizi Ouzou, a 500-bed project recently approved. This project, stalled in 2016 due to budget constraints, is being revived thanks to President Tebboune's commitment. This infrastructure aims to improve healthcare conditions in the region and meet the growing needs of the population.

Popular Support and Reactions

The triumphant welcome for President Tebboune, with slogans such as "Marhaba Rais" (Welcome President) and "Tahya Djazayer" (Long Live Algeria), reflects the citizens of Tizi Ouzou's attachment to national unity. This display of popular support is a blow to the MAK, whose calls for division and autonomy find little resonance among the local population.

Commitments for Local Development

During his meeting with civil society representatives, President Tebboune reaffirmed his commitment to local development. He promised to improve potable water supply and to strengthen the material and human resources of hospitals. Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of public and private investment to stimulate the local economy.

Tebboune's Visit to Tizi Ouzou Causes Rift Between Rabat and the Terrorist Movement MAK

President Tebboune's visit to the Tizi Ouzou province caused a significant stir in Morocco, leading the head of Moroccan external intelligence, Yassine Mansouri, to severely reprimand the MAK leader, Ferhat Mehenni, announcing that the Rabat regime would immediately cease all financial, media, and diplomatic support.

According to sources close to the matter, the Moroccan regime had bet on the President's trip to Kabylia, with assurances from MAK leaders that their "numerous" militants would disrupt the visit and provoke clashes, thereby demonstrating the control of this organization, labeled as terrorist, over the region.

Morocco had prepared for this scenario by taking a series of measures to exploit what Ferhat Mehenni had promised, hoping that a hostile reception for President Tebboune would trigger a large-scale operation to amplify the event, notably at the United Nations. Omar Hilale, Morocco's representative in New York, had his speech ready and was waiting for the green light from Rabat to deliver a harsh diatribe against the "generals' regime" that "oppresses the Kabyle minority aspiring for independence."

However, the Moroccan diplomat's speech, regularly countered by Amar Bendjama, ended up in the trash, and the intervention of the supposed president of the "Kabyle Human Rights League" at the UN, which was to coincide with Tebboune's visit to the city of Genêts, fell flat, as all the arguments prepared under Moroccan direction were dismantled by the nationalist welcome given to the Head of State.

On the occasion of Independence Day celebrations on July 5th, the citizens of Tizi Ouzou organized a grand parade during which many participants commemorated this key date in Algeria's history, displaying the tricolor national flag and paying tribute to the thousands of martyrs from the region who fell for a united and indivisible nation.

Moroccan intelligence services had activated two levers before, during, and after the President's visit to Tizi Ouzou. Yassine Mansouri's agents tried, unsuccessfully, to distort reality by disseminating fake videos of alleged protest movements, but the lie was too blatant to convince. At the same time, the Moroccan regime mobilized its puppet from Roubaix, Hichem Aboud, and his cronies to anticipate a failed visit, even betting on its cancellation. The opposite result did not prevent these mercenaries from continuing to spread their nonsense to a few blind followers, while the DGED artificially inflated the view counts on YouTube and other social networks using well-known methods.

The failure of this operation ultimately caused the MAK to lose all credibility with its Moroccan, Israeli, French, and Emirati supporters.

A Clear Message to Separatists

President Tebboune's visit to Tizi Ouzou sends a clear message: the Algerian state is determined to invest in the development of Kabylia and meet the needs of its citizens. By massively supporting their President, the inhabitants of Tizi Ouzou reaffirmed their rejection of the MAK's separatist ideologies and their commitment to national unity.

This visit, rich in announcements and inaugurations, marks a turning point in the region's development dynamics and strengthens national cohesion in the face of division attempts. President Tebboune thus reaffirmed his willingness to work for the well-being of all Algerians, thereby strengthening unity and solidarity within the nation.

Belgacem Merbah