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Mauritania Foils Humanitarian Aid Embezzlement Attempt by Polisario

A new attempt to embezzle humanitarian aid by the Polisario separatists has been foiled in north-eastern Mauritania where large amounts of foodstuff and medicines were seized, Moroccan daily Al Massae reported. The diverted humanitarian aid was loaded on trucks coming from Tindouf in southwestern Algeria despite the outcry of the international community against the diversion […]

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UN Secretary General to Appoint New Envoy for Sahara

Christopher Ross, the current Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, has informed the new UN Chief Antonio Guterres about his intention to resign as his term ends in March, several Moroccan and Algerian media outlets reported. Ross, 74, has allegedly communicated his wish not to renew his term in office as […]

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

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, to discuss the situation in Guerguarat, the southernmost tip of the Saharan provinces in the buffer strip on the borders with Mauritania, where polisario militiamen are still stationed after Morocco’s […]

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On Algeria’s Voluntary Isolation in Africa

The persistence of the Algerian regime on maintaining the borders closed with Morocco, along with the ardent support for the separatist thesis in the Sahara coupled with hegemonic ambitions that make other Algerian neighbors wary of Algiers’ intentions, have increased Algeria’s isolation in its immediate neighborhood: North Africa and the Sahel. By closing the borders […]

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

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 borders with Mauritania known as Guerguarat in a bid to deescalate tensions with the Algerian-based Polisario separatists. Morocco’s foreign ministry explains that the withdrawal of troops from the buffer zone […]

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Morocco Starts Unilateral withdrawal from Guerguarat

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 and the Mauritanian border, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. Morocco took note with interest of the statement made on Saturday, February 25, 2017 by the United […]

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Sahara: Morocco Alerts UN to Polisario CeaseFire Violations

Morocco urged the United Nations to take necessary measures to avert the serious violations of the ceasefire agreement by the Polisario in the southernmost tip of the Sahara.     In a telephone conversation, King Mohammed VI drew the attention of the UN Secreatry General to the gravity of the recurrent incursions by the Polisario […]

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Morocco’s Return to AU, Conducive to Africa’s Development, Stability- Zambian President

Zambia’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu welcomed the return of Morocco to the African Union describing the event as beneficial for the development and stability of the continent. “His Excellency President Lungu welcomed Morocco’s return to its institutional family and commended His Majesty the King’s address to the Summit as a historical moment paving the way […]

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King Mohammed VI Starts New African Tour with Visit to Accra

King Mohammed VI of Morocco embarked as of this Thursday on a new African tour with a first stop in Accra, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo. The royal visit to Ghana will be an opportunity to give a new momentum to Moroccan-Ghanaian political partnership, especially so as Ghana, […]

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

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 keep up their composure, saying it is “victory” for them. However, in reality, they know that Moroccan diplomacy has won and scored big points thanks to the Kingdom’s African strategy, […]