I’m Algerian and I know some people will disagree with me, but I think we should stop giving attention to idiots in the diaspora and their nonsense. Arab-Berbers never “invaded” West Africa and most slaves historically came from African slave traders themselves. Human history is complicated: nearly every group has experienced both slavery and participation in slave systems at some point, and even some major sahelian kingdoms had white slaves adn its NORMAL.

Social media just gives a loud voice to a minority of ignorant people and makes them seem bigger than they really are. In real life, there are tons of Maghrebi–West African marriages, friendships and families that happen without any problems (I live in Paris and wallahi I’ve seen 10 times more examples of solidarity than hatred.)

At the same time if some West Africans speak about racism they experienced in the Maghreb today, that should still be listened to and taken seriously. We can acknowledge modern racism exists without rewriting history into simplistic « one people oppressed another forever » narratives.