Tag: MINURSO

Algeria Beats the Drums of Proxy War in Sahara

April 11, 2017

The Algeria-based separatist militia, the Polisario, has threatened to fire at the UN peacekeeping mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, if it patrols the demilitarized buffer ... Read More

Morocco lets 17 UN Civilian Staff back in Sahara

April 8, 2017

Morocco has agreed to let in 17 civilian staff of the UN Mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, while conditioning their return on upholding neutrality ... Read More

Polisario’s Casus Belli against Morocco Threatens Regional Stability

March 9, 2017

Despite the call by the UN Secretary General Antonio Gueteres for the need to maintain the flow of commercial traffic between Morocco and its southern ... Read More

Senior MINURSO Officials Visit Tindouf to Urge Polisario to Respect Cease Fire Agreement

March 4, 2017

The Special Representative for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO, Kim Bolduc met with Polisario officials in their rear base in Tindouf, southwestern Algeria, ... Read More

International Community Commends Morocco’s Withdrawal from Guerguarat

February 28, 2017

The International community welcomed Morocco’s decision to withdraw troops from the southernmost tip of the Saharan provinces, known as Guerguarat, on the borders with Mauritania ... Read More

US, France, Spain welcome Morocco’s unilateral withdrawal of troops from Guerguarat

February 27, 2017

The governments of the United States, France and Spain welcomed Morocco’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the southernmost area of the Saharan provinces on the ... Read More

Morocco Starts Unilateral withdrawal from Guerguarat

February 27, 2017

Morocco announced it is beginning as of Sunday unilateral and immediate withdrawal from Guerguarat, a Buffer Strip between the southernmost tip of the Saharan provinces ... Read More

Polisario’s Anxiety Growing with Morocco’s Return to AU & Arrival of New UNSG

February 15, 2017

The polisario separatists can no longer conceal their bitter disappointment and growing anxiety following Morocco’s return to the African Union, even if they tried to ... Read More

Dlamini Zuma Ends Tenure at AU with Diatribe against Morocco

January 27, 2017

As Morocco gathers support in favor of its return to the African Union (AU) after a 33-year old absence, the Chairperson of the AU commission, ... Read More

A Chinese General in Command of MINURSO

December 8, 2016

The UN Chief has appointed China’s general Wang XiAojun at the helm of the UN mission in the Sahara, known as the MINURSO. UN Spokesperson ... Read More