King Mohammed VI of Morocco has expressed hope that the commitment and sincere solidarity which have always bound the Algerian and Moroccan peoples would be rekindled to take up the challenges facing the Maghreb and Africa. “We hope that the commitment and sincere solidarity which have always bound the Algerian and Moroccan peoples will be […]
Tag: Sahara
Anti-Smuggling Operation: UN Vindicates Morocco, Refutes Polisario’s Allegations
The UN Spokesperson has categorically refuted the allegations propagated by the Polisario and Algerian media saying that Morocco mobilizes troops in preparation for a breach of the 1990 cease fire agreement in the southern provinces, the Sahara. In a desperate attempt, the Polisario claimed that the launch by Morocco’s security forces of a combing operation […]
Morocco Informed UN, Nouakchott about Anti-smuggling Operation
The operation led by Moroccan security services in the southernmost tip of the Kingdom is a police operation conducted in coordination with the UN and Mauritania to curb smuggling and cross-border illegal commercial activities. Expert in regional issues Abderrahmane Mekkaoui told Le360.ma website that the polisario’s allegations of Morocco mobilizing its army to violate the […]
Moroccan Security Forces Crackdown on Smugglers on Mauritanian Borders
Morocco mobilizes its security forces along with customs services in a clampdown on smugglers in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. A statement issued by Dakhla regional authorities said that the operation started on August 14 in Guerarat on the borders with Mauritania with the aim of clearing the region […]
The UN prepares formal proposal on new Sahara talks
The United Nations is preparing a formal proposal to reinvigorate talks on settling the decades-old regional conflict over the Saharan provinces, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said. The spokesperson said in a briefing that the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Christopher Ross made a formal proposal to the parties […]
Morocco to Militarily Support Niger against Boko Haram
Morocco will ship military equipment to Niger to help the sub-Saharan country thwart the incursions of the terrorist group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria, a Moroccan source requesting anonymity told French daily, Le Monde. “King Mohammed VI allowed, out of solidarity with Niger, the supply of military equipment-with the exception of lethal ammunition- to support […]
More Countries Support Morocco’s Return to African Union
More countries have joined the group of 28 member states of the African union, which addressed last Monday a motion to the AU chair expressing support to Morocco’s return to its African family and demanding the suspension of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic from the pan-African organization. In this vein, Egypt’s Ambassador in Rabat, Ihab Jamaleddine […]
Twenty-Eight African Nations Contest SADR Membership in African Union
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: Morocco Wishes to Return to African Union if Legality Restored
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 […]
Morocco Allows Return of 25 MIURSO Civilian Staff to Sahara
Morocco reached an agreement with the UN to allow 25 civilian members of the MINURSO to resume their mission in the Sahara, the UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Five MINURSO civilian members have already arrived in Laayoune to continue their mission, after they were expelled last March. Morocco took the decision to cut the MINURSO […]









