Spanish magazine specializing in Maghreb affairs “Atalayar” has published a column on the latest developments in the Sahara in light of the Moroccan army’s intervention to secure the free movement of people and goods across the Guerguarat crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania. Author of the column and director of the magazine Javier Fernandez […]
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Sahara: Polisario Chief blamed for igniting tension in Guerguarat
As the Polisario militias continue to block traffic at the Guerguarat crossing point, chief of the separatist group Brahim Ghali is facing growing criticism in the Tindouf camps by the local sequestered Sahrawis and by influential members of the polisario for igniting unnecessary tension in the region. He is also rebuked for letting himself be […]
Sahara: UNSC Welcomes Role of CNDH Regional Commissions in Laayoune and Dakhla
The United Nations Security Council commended again on Friday the role of the Regional Commissions of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Laayoune and Dakhla, and Morocco’s interaction with the mechanisms of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In its resolution N° 2548, which extends the mandate of MINURSO until October 31, 2021, the […]
US Reaffirms Moroccan Autonomy Initiative in the Sahara is ‘Serious, Credible and Realistic’
The United States reaffirmed on Friday, following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution N° 2548 on the Moroccan Sahara, that the Moroccan autonomy initiative is “serious, credible and realistic” for the settlement of this regional dispute. “We consider the Moroccan autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic, and it represents a potential approach to […]
More countries join their voice to Morocco against separatism in Africa
The Malawi is the latest African country that reiterated its steady support for Morocco’s unity and territorial integrity. The position was reaffirmed by Malawi’s foreign minister Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka in statement to the Press after talks with Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The Malawi foreign minister said his country backs a solution to the Sahara […]
Guinea Bissau mulls plans to open mission in Moroccan Sahara
Guinea-Bissau is planning to inaugurate a consulate in Moroccan Sahara, Le360.ma reports citing sources. The sources did not elaborate on the date but the move will bolster the international support for the kingdom’s sovereignty over the disputed territory and its political settlement plan submitted to the United Nations. Algeria has been backing the separatist movement […]
Covid-19: Polisario-Controlled Camps on Verge of Implosion
Anger and frustration of the Sahrawis sequestered in the Polisario-controlled Lahmada camps, southern Algeria, have reached their apex as the separatists’ leaders continue to ignore their daily sufferings, lack of food, water, freedoms and necessary medical protection against coronavirus pandemic. Confined in their desert tents in very harsh conditions and banned from movement, these Sahrawis, […]
Sahara: Burundi Opens Consulate in Moroccan Laayoune City
Burundi opened on Friday a Consulate General in the city of Laayoune, becoming the sixth diplomatic representation in the capital of Moroccan Sahara in less than three months, after Comoros Islands, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Central Africa Republic, and Côte d’Ivoire. The new diplomatic mission was inaugurated by Burundi’s foreign minister Ezechiel Nibigrira and […]
Morocco to build leisure port in Saharan city of Dakhla
The city of Dakhla, the pearl of Southern Morocco, will have its own leisure port to enhance its attractiveness for tourists and investors and foster its connections with the Canary Islands. Morocco’s ports authority (ANP) has invited consultancy firms to submit feasibility study bids for building such a port to offer diverse range of leisure […]
Sahara: Santiago Reaffirms its Supportive Stand towards Autonomy Plan
Speaker of Chile’s Chamber of Representatives Ivan Flores has renewed his country’ s firm backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. “Chile recognizes UN resolutions and supports Morocco’s credible and realistic autonomy plan for the Sahara”, said on Monday Ivan Flores after meeting in Rabat […]