UN 75th General Assembly

UN Secretary General Appoints Canada’s Colin Stewart MINURSO Chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Canadian diplomat Colin Stewart as his Special Representative for the Sahara and Chief of the UN mission, the MINURSO. Stewart succeeds his fellow countrywoman Kim Bolduc, who finished her mission as MINURSO chief on Nov. 22, said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric in the daily press briefing. “The Secretary General […]

Japan tells participants in TICAD 7 it does not recognize Self-Proclaimed SADR

Japan has lately repeated once and again that it does not recognize the SADR, self-proclaimed by the Algeria-backed Polisario. Eager to make its position on the Sahara conflict heard by the international community, especially African leaders, Japan on Wednesday reiterated its official position: non-recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Actually, Japan’s Foreign […]

French Senate Report Accuses Algeria of Turning Blind Eye to Trafficking in Sahel

The French Senate issued recently a report accusing Algeria of complicity over a host of sorts of arms and goods trafficking in the Sahel and Saharan region. The report dubbed, Rethinking Public Development Aid in The Sahel, says Algeria turns a blind eye to arms trafficking originating from Libya and transiting through its territories to […]