The year 2025 will be remembered as a watershed in Morocco’s decades-long effort to defend its sovereignty over the Sahara, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. Through sustained diplomacy, strategic alliances, and proactive multilateral engagements, Rabat transformed the autonomy plan from a regional proposal into an internationally recognized framework for peace. The culmination of […]
Niger’s military regime has nationalized Somaïr, the subsidiary of French uranium giant Orano, escalating tensions between Niamey and Paris in a move that symbolizes the regime’s sovereignty-focused policies since taking power in 2023. The nationalization announcement, delivered through state television during a council of ministers report, cited Orano’s “irresponsible, illegal and disloyal behavior” and characterized […]
The UN Security Council has denounced the blockade by the Polisario armed militias last fall of the Guerguarate crossing point that hampered the movement of people and goods between Morocco and Mauritania. This came during the Security Council’s semi-annual consultation meeting on the Sahara which was held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, behind closed […]
