The announcement comes as UN envoy to the region Staffan de Mistura invited parties including Morocco and the Polisario Front to New York this week for a series of informal bilateral meetings. A UN report last year warned that restrictions on the supply chain to the MINURSO mission sites east...
Polisario re-elects leader in first vote since Morocco truce ended
Despite recent health problems, Ghali, who has held the position since 2016, had been widely expected to get re-elected as he retained the support of the Polisario's main foreign backer Algeria. Ghali developed a serious case of Covid in April 2021, for which he received treatment in Spain, triggering a...Morocco denounces ‘provocative’ acts in Algeria football cup
The rivalry between the North African neighbors deepened further when Morocco denounced "provocative" acts and "transgressions" at the opening of a regional football tournament in Algeria. The two countries are engaged in a bitter dispute over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, where the Algerian-backed Polisario movement seeks an independence...
Tunisia recalls Morocco envoy in W. Sahara row
Tunisia said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Morocco for consultations, a day after the kingdom did the same in response to Tunisia's president hosting the Polisario movement's head. The Polisario wants an independent state in Western Sahara, a stretch of mineral-rich desert which Morocco sees as a part...
Morocco fumes at Tunisia, recalls envoy over Polisario meeting
Morocco has taken offense at the hosting of the head of the Polisario movement by Tunisia’s president and recalled its ambassador in Tunis. The Polisario wants an independent state in the Western Sahara, a large mineral-rich area Morocco sees as a sovereign part of its country.
Polisario breaks ties with Spain as Western Sahara crisis deepens
Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco — for the territory, ending a decades-long stance of neutrality.
Spain’s Sanchez visits Morocco as tensions ease
The move came after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict in a U-turn that has angered Algeria.
Morocco seeks to impose solution in Western Sahara conflict
Earlier this month, Spain dramatically reversed decades of policy, backing Rabat’s 2007 ‘autonomy’ plan in what Moroccans hailed as a ‘diplomatic coup’.
US stresses support for Morocco over W. Sahara
"We continue to view Morocco's autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a visit to the US ally.
The Western Sahara conflict timeline is heating up
The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against the Polisario Front independence movement.
Algeria urges Morocco to quit Western Sahara buffer zone
Algeria is the main backer of the Polisario Front independence movement in Western Sahara.
Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco
Algeria blamed the Moroccan support for one of the groups which seeks autonomy in Algeria's Kabylie region
