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Japan’s TICAD 9 exposes Algeria’s maneuvers over Polisario inclusion

The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9) exposed the growing diplomatic isolation of Algeria in its campaign to force the participation of the Polisario Front in international events. Despite not being officially invited, the self-declared SADR representative- using Algerian travel documents like all Polisario separatists- attempted to place a nameplate at the conference […]

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IPU: Morocco responds to Algeria’s maneuvers, reaffirms attachment to UN-exclusive process for Sahara issue settlement

Morocco has reaffirmed unwavering commitment to the UN-led political process engaged to find a lasting and peaceful resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. Rabat’s firm stand was expressed by Speaker of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid, during the 150th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU), convened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 5-9. “Certain […]

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UN Security Council foils Algeria’s maneuvers to eschew responsibility on Sahara issue

Algeria tried in vain to omit itself from being mentioned in the latest UN Security Council resolution on the Sahara that called on it to resume roundtables as a main party to the Sahara conflict. The resolution renewing the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, considered 2007- the year Morocco submitted its autonomy […]