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The misery and repression prevailing in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps make of these camps a hotbed for radicalization, writes journalist and Italian expert in international relations Mauro Indelicato. In an article published by the political magazine Insideover, the Italian journalist points to the impossibility for international observers to contact the population in captivity for more […]
Moroccan actions in Sahara are louder than the separatist and Algerian propaganda. The recent drone operation in which a senior Polisario military commander was killed along his militiaman should act as a deterrent for any miscalculated adventure east of the berm by the Algerian-armed Polisario separatists. Trained by Algeria to kill Moroccans, the chief of […]
The Maghreb and Africa section of La République en Marche, the party of French President Emmanuel Macron has announced, this Thursday, April 8, the creation of two branches in Morocco, in Agadir and… in Dakhla, chief-city of the Sakiat El Hamra province, a step viewed by many analysts as a move towards the full recognition […]
An Algerian delegation withdrew from an online meeting, held in Rabat on Tuesday, April 6, by customs directors in North Africa and the Middle East. An Algerian delegation withdrew from the Regional Meeting of General Directors of Customs in North Africa, the Near and Middle East held on Tuesday, April 6. The decision to […]
The opening of the Senegalese consulate in Dakhla was met with jubilation in Morocco and despair amid the Algerian regime. Speaking at a press conference in Dakhla on this occasion, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita called on Algeria to uphold its role as the main party in the Sahara conflict and engage in direct negotiations […]
Senegal has joined the club of African countries that have taken their recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara to a tangible consular level by opening a general consulate in Dakhla this Monday. The move by Senegal in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity has a heavy weight on the continent and sends a strong […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reportedly proposed the candidacy of former Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado as his personal envoy for the Sahara but the Algerian regime has given once again a cold shoulder to the new pick of the UN chief. The Algerian stand has been voiced Thursday by Al Watan newspaper, close […]
The Algeria-backed polisario front is an “imminent” danger at the gates of Europe and European countries are particularly concerned by the threat posed by this “entity”, especially in light of the connections that it is said to have woven in the Sahel-Saharan strip. The remarks were made by Emmanuel Dupuy, president of the Institute for […]
The US State department has dealt another blow to Algeria and the Polisario by omitting the section on Western Sahara which is now covered under Morocco country report in line with the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory. The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has called on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to expedite the appointment of a new U.N. envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler, who stepped down on May 19, 2019 for “health reasons”. The call was made during the virtual meeting held Monday by the U.S. […]