First Independent Mena Newspaper
When the first press reports emerged saying Morocco is considering to retake its seat at the African Union after 32 years of absence, most readers and particularly Morocco’s foes thought it was just hot air or a far-fetched story. They forgot that in the world of politics nothing is impossible. They misread the North African […]
The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]
King Mohammed VI has urged the African Union to reconsider the recognition of the pseudo-sahrawi Republic, to restore legality within the pan-African organization and correct mistakes, pointing out that through newfound neutrality, the AU could make a constructive contribution to the settlement of the Sahara issue. The call came in a strong-worded message King Mohammed […]
Morocco expressed willingness to return to the African Union and to regain its place within its institutional family if legality is restored and mistakes are corrected. The wish was expressed by King Mohammed VI in a message he sent Sunday to the 27th Summit of the African Union, held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, confirming […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco is reportedly expected this weekend in Kigali, a visit that coincides with the organization in the Rwandan capital of the 27th African Union Summit, several Moroccan media outlets reported on July 15. This watershed visit would usher a new era in Morocco’s relations with the pan-African organization from which the […]
A member of the UN mission to the Sahara (MINURSO) was recently caught spying on the Moroccan police in the southern city of Laayoune, the Assabah daily reported on July 13. The MINURSO member was intercepted while secretly filming a sit-in by a bunch of separatists in a small neighborhood in Laayoune, the same source […]
The International community is tightening the noose around Algeria to enable a census of the population held in the Polsario-run Camps with the latest call by the House of Appropriators on the US Secretary of State to put pressure on Algiers to cooperate with the UN refugee Agency in this regard. “The Secretary of State […]
The election of Algeria’s man Brahim Ghali, which came as no surprise since he was the sole candidate, bodes ill for the region’s peace and stability, Spanish expert in Sahara issue Chema Gil said. Brahim Ghali, former polisario representative in Algiers, represents the “most dangerous group in the Polisario”, Gil told Morocco’s national news agency, […]
Zambia announced the withdrawal of its recognition of the Polisario’s self-proclaimed republic, the same day the separatist group announced the election of Algeria’s henchman Ibrahim Ghali as a new Secretary General and president of the auto-proclaimed SADR. The decision was announced by Zambia’s Foreign Minister Harry Kalaba, who said, following talks with Moroccan officials in […]
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 […]