Northern Mali in Chaos

Sahara: UN to Extend MINURSO Mandate & Reaffirm Algeria’s Status as “party to the conflict”

Members of the UN Security Council started on Monday consultations on the draft resolution tabled by the United States on the Sahara for the renewal of the MINURSO mandate, which expires on April 30. According to diplomatic sources cited by Hespress web site, the draft resolution includes the same provisions as those of resolution 2414, […]

Morocco: US Alerts Rabat & Madrid over Looming IS Terror Attacks

The United States has warned Moroccan and Spanish authorities of eminent terror attack plans floating over Spain-ruled enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, reports say. The US intelligence services’ warnings, according to Moroccan Arabic Al Massae newspaper, indicate that a cell of the Islamic State group is secretly operating on the two enclaves and is proceeding […]

Burkina Faso to Open Consulate in Morocco’s Sahara

Burkina Faso will be the next state to open a diplomatic representation in the Moroccan Sahara region, as part of an African push to show support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the southern territory. Burkina Faso will thus be the seventh state to open a consulate in the Sahara after Comoros, Gambia, Gabon, […]