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The United States and the United Nations are coordinating their efforts in support of the UN-led political process engaged to reach a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2797. This resolution, adopted in October 2025, has endorsed the Autonomy plan for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty. It calls […]
Liberia reiterated on Thursday in Rabat its unwavering position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. This stance was expressed by Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, following talks with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. She also emphasized that Liberia, as a non-permanent member of the […]
The Republic of Guinea has reaffirmed its steadfast support for the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, affirming that the proposed Moroccan plan is the ONLY feasible solution to the Sahara conflict. The supportive stand was expressed by Foreign minister of this West African country Morissanda Kouyaté during the 8th […]
A group of 40 states reaffirmed, on Tuesday in Geneva, support for the “full and complete sovereignty” of Morocco over its Southern Provinces, stressed that the Sahara issue is a political dispute falling under the purview of the United Nations Security Council, and highlighted the exclusivity of a solution based on the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative. […]
Greece has reiterated its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative for the Sahara, describing it as a “serious and credible contribution to the ongoing UN-led process.” The initiative “could constitute the most realistic solution” to the regional dispute, it said. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis made the remarks to the press following talks in Athens with […]
Morocco has gained the support of another European country for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara ahead of the upcoming UN Security Council meeting planned on Sahara by end of October. During his trip paid Friday to Copenhagen, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita has secured the backing of his Danish peer Lars Løkke […]
Algeria is once more in national mourning after deadly wildfires claimed at least 12 lives and injured dozens this week. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of mourning, with flags at half-mast and public festivities cancelled. The latest toll – five dead in Jijel, four in Béjaïa and three in Tizi Ouzou – is believed […]
Latin America, long viewed as one of the strongest bastions of political and diplomatic support for the Polisario Front, is undergoing a notable realignment, as Morocco gains ground. A growing number of countries in the region are distancing themselves from the separatist group and moving closer to Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue. In recent […]
Far from the images of the mass border rushes at Ceuta and Melilla, a different migration story is unfolding in Algeria in the western Mediterranean. According to data released on August 12 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Algeria has become the leading country of origin for irregular migration to Spain, well ahead of […]
Morocco is marking this Friday the 47th anniversary of the recovery of Oued Ed-Dahab, marking the return of the southern region to Moroccan rule on August 14, 1979. The anniversary follows Mauritania’s withdrawal from the territory under the Algiers Agreement with the Polisario Front, after which tribal leaders from Oued Ed-Dahab travelled to Rabat to […]