First Independent Mena Newspaper
Foreign Minister of Austria Alexander Schallenberg has reaffirmed his country’s steadfast support to the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007, describing the plan as a “very serious and credible” contribution to the UN-led process engaged for reaching a lasting solution to the Sahara regional issue. Mr. Schallenberg renewed Vienna’s backing during a meeting held […]
The Commonwealth of Dominica reaffirmed, on Monday in Rabat, its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué issued following talks in Rabat between visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Vince Henderson, and his Moroccan peer, […]
Morocco and Belgium have reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity of Libya. This position was expressed in the Joint Declaration adopted by the 3rd meeting of the High Joint Commission, co-chaired by Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. In this Declaration, […]
The Dominican Republic, the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Union of the Comoros have all reiterated their unwavering support for Morocco’s realistic & credible autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty in line with UN Security Council resolutions. The supportive standing was voiced by the foreign ministers of the three countries during their […]
Three military-led West African nations have all announced their immediate withdrawal from The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), accusing the regional group of falling “under the influence of foreign powers” and becoming a threat to its members. The decision by the coup-born governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from ECOWAS […]
The Ethiopia-Somalia feud continues as Mogadishu has called on Addis Ababa to retract its deal with Somaliland, ruling out on Thursday (18 January) any possible mediation until a controversial agreement with the breakaway region is cancelled. Claiming its territorial integrity has been violated by the agreement, Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated there was […]
Sudan’s army-aligned government has announced it won’t attend an extraordinary summit scheduled for 18 January and organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), saying its had suspended with the East African, accusing it of “violating” the country’s sovereignty by inviting a rival paramilitary chief to the high-level meeting. This announcement comes as Sudan entered […]
Somalia has vowed to defend its territorial integrity by “all legal means possible” after a destabilizing deal inked on Monday (1 January) that has seen its breakaway region of Somaliland gain Ethiopia’s recognition in exchange for the latter’s access to the Red Sea. Following an emergency meeting on Tuesday (2 January), the Somali cabinet said […]
The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their countries would follow Mali in quitting the G5 international anti-jihadist force in Africa’s Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world’s most troubled, conflict-torn areas. Leaders of the five countries involved in G5 Sahel agreed to deploy […]
A new motion passed Tuesday by the Colombian Senate expressed unequivocal support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, reiterating the categorical rejection by the “legitimate representatives of the Colombian people” of the current government’s “unwise decision” to establish relations with the pseudo-SADR. “As Senators and legitimate representatives of the Colombian people, we […]