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The Government of Cambodia has expressed support for the Autonomy Plan proposed by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan offers “serious and realistic” political solution to this decades-long conflict. The supportive stand was made by FM of this Southeast Asian country Prak Sokhonn during his talks held Tuesday remotely with Moroccan […]
A draft resolution introduced by the United States positions Morocco’s autonomy plan not as one option among many, but as the sole recognized pathway to a lasting peace, a move that could redefine the diplomatic landscape in North Africa. The text elevates Morocco’s autonomy plan from a “credible option” to the only recognized solution for […]
The Rabat-Moscow rapprochement over the Sahara issue has infuriated the Algerian rulers who responded with a boycott of the Russian Energy week 2025, a major international event organized in Moscow October 15 to 17 to discuss key challenges and innovations shaping the global energy sector. According to intelligence sources, a senior Algerian delegation, composed of […]
After decades of stalemate, the contours of a settlement of the Sahara issue are being defined in a way that corrects colonial prejudice suffered by Morocco, a nation divided into different occupation zones. In a closed-door briefing to the UN Security Council on October 10th, Staffan de Mistura, the Secretary-General’s personal envoy, acknowledged what has […]
Malawi reiterated on Friday its “constant” position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. This position was expressed by the new Malawian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. George Thapatula Chaponda, during a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. Chaponda also welcomed “the growing […]
The dynamics of integrated and sustainable development in Morocco’s southern provinces were highlighted during a session part of the Global Youth Leadership Forum (GYLF) held in Santander, northern Spain October 12-17. The session, under the theme “Morocco, Gateway to Africa: Dakhla and the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom as an Example,” showcased the economic, social, […]
As it conflates news with propaganda, an Algerian state media AL24 news was rebuked by the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov after she made a statement instead of a question regarding Moscow’s military involvement in Africa. The question, which has an affirmative and accusatory tone, turned into a diplomatic embarrassment for Algiers which directed its […]
Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, is sending signals that it is heading towards supporting Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. Ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on the Sahara scheduled end of October, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said his country is ready to support […]
The United States has recognized the Sahara as an integral and indivisible part of Morocco in 2020. America has also supported the Autonomy plan offered for the territory under Moroccan sovereignty as the only feasible solution to the Sahara conflict. But the Algerian military regime, which has been arming, sheltering and funding the separatist Polisario […]
Portugal’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), the leading party in the nation’s governing coalition, has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Sahara. During a parliamentary session on Friday, PSD described the plan as “the most serious, credible, and constructive basis” to resolve the decades-long territorial dispute. The party emphasized that Portugal’s position leaves […]