UN Secretary-General appoints Russian as his Special Representative for the Sahara, Head of MINURSO

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday the appointment of Alexander Ivanko of the Russian Federation as his new Special Representative for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO. He succeeds Colin Stewart of Canada, whose mandate ends on October 31, 2021. Mr. Ivanko, who has served as Chief of Staff of MINURSO since 2009, […]

Morocco & Chad to step up cooperation in air transport & investment

Ways of enhancing further Moroccan-Chadian cooperation in air transports, investment and culture were at the center of talks held Tuesday in N’Djamena between Head of Govt. Saad Eddine El Othmani and minister of State Kalzeubé Payimi Deubet. During the meeting, held on the sidelines of the high-level G5 security summit attended by the Kingdom, Mr. […]

Tindouf Camps: One Person Killed in Protests against Polisario leadership

At least one person was killed and several others were wounded in clashes between protesters from Oulad Tidrarine tribe and armed militiamen of the separatist movement.   These deadly clashes occurred during a ceremony attended by the leaders of the Algeria-backed separatist group. The Polisario militias responded violently to stone-throwing by angry demonstrators, resulting in […]