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Tindouf Camps: Anger & Uprising Growing Against New Polisario Chief

Hundreds of Sahrawis sequestered in Tindouf Camps (Southern Algeria) have staged Thursday a demonstration to voice their anger at the Polisario new chief Brahim Ghali and express their frustration over status quo, deteriorating living conditions, alienation and political exploitation. This popular uprising, which reflects the deep cracks widening between the separatists’ leadership and grassroots, comes […]

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Why Family of Late Polisario Chief Mohamed Abdelziz Moved To Spain?

Following the death of the long-serving Polisario ringleader Mohamed Abdelaziz, his family is believed to have left the Tindouf camps (southern Algeria) to live in Spain, according to press reports. Such a move has raised many questions over the reasons behind such relocation. Is it voluntary or compulsory? It is a sign of a rift […]

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Polisario Leadership Succession Unlikely to Lead to Armed Conflict with Morocco, Jane’s Intelligence Weekly Says

IHS Jane’s Intelligence Weekly Magazine, an offshoot of the British Jane’s Information Group specializing in military and security issues, has recently downplayed the Polisario’s threats to resume hostilities against Morocco over the Saharan provinces, at a context marked by preparations to install an Algerian-imposed successor to the long-serving Polisario leader Mohamed Abdelaziz, who passed away […]

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European Parliament Member Deplores Algeria’s Perpetuation of Sahara Conflict

Member of the European Parliament Gilles Pargneaux recently sent a letter to the Algerian Ambassador in Brussels decrying Algeria’s blatant involvement in the perpetuation of the Sahara conflict, Morocco’s national news agency MAP reported on Sunday. Pargneaux, who was criticized by Algeria’s Ambassador for supporting Morocco’s autonomy initiative to end the conflict, deplored that Algeria […]

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Death of Polisario Chief Unlikely to End Senseless Sahara Standoff

The passing away on Tuesday of the long-serving Polisario Leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, who sat for 40 years at the helm of the Algeria-backed separatist front, is unlikely to end the senseless Sahara standoff because the deceased was not a decision maker in the Sahara issue but a mere underling that executed the orders of his […]

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All-out War for Polisario Chief’s Succession

The passing away on Tuesday of long-time serving leader of the separatist Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, opens an all-out war for his succession, at a time the front is facing up deep divisions. According to the movement status, the new leader of the Polisario and of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic (SADR) is “elected” forty days […]

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Morocco-Egypt: A Change of Course in Relations or an Incidental Turmoil?

Relations between Morocco and Egypt are currently going through a turmoil apparently because of the two countries’ media which have been lately airing unfriendly comments and reporting on either country. The Egyptian media started the offensive few months ago when a TV anchor lashed out at Morocco describing it as a country of charlatanism whose […]

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Libya, Chemical Weapons Free

Libya has become free of all chemical weapons it inherited from dictator Muammar Gaddafi, after having destroyed these banned deadly weapons and completed the disarmament process which begun under the former regime but interrupted by the war that rocked the North African country According to Libyan foreign minister Mohamed Abdelaziz, “this achievement would not have […]

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MEDays Forum Ended with the Tangier Declaration

Maghreb, African, and European leaders met in Tangier during an event whose aim was to discuss the joint endeavor towards protection of the Sahel region. The meeting concluded that security in general, and specifically dealing with challenges coming from increasing instability across the region, is the most important issue. Therefore, all sides have agreed to […]