AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoTourism & Investment in Disputed Territory: Morocco-controlled Western Sahara saw tourist arrivals jump over 50% since 2019, reaching 743,133 in 2025, helped by new direct European flights to Dakhla and rising hotel and resort investment—fueling legal and rights-law concerns about normalising occupation. Phosphate Trade Pressure: Western Sahara Resource Watch reports only three companies imported phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara in 2025 (36 vessels, about 2.02m tonnes), the lowest importer count on record, as Morocco expands port and Bou Craa infrastructure. Green Hydrogen Economics: A study flags Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra as among the lowest-cost solar-wind hydrogen regions in Morocco, with costs around $5.42–$5.57/kg. Diplomacy & Negotiations: Algeria reiterated support for direct Morocco-Polisario talks under UN principles and self-determination, while Morocco’s UN envoy Omar Hilale pushed back against keeping the Sahara on the UN C-24 agenda. UN Peacekeeping Commemoration: UN Peacekeepers Day (June 5) will honour fallen personnel, including Ghana’s George Amin and two Indian peacekeepers, with ceremonies at UN Headquarters. Sports & Regional Relations: King Mohammed VI pardoned 18 Senegalese AFCON-linked supporters ahead of Eid al-Adha, a move framed as humanitarian and aimed at easing tensions.
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