AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoTourism Boom in Disputed Territory: Morocco-controlled Western Sahara saw tourist arrivals jump more than 50% from 2019 (490,297) to 2025 (743,133), helped by new direct European routes to Dakhla and rising hotel investment—sparking debate over whether commercial promotion is normalising an occupation. Phosphate Trade Under Scrutiny: A new P for Plunder update says only three companies imported phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara in 2025, the lowest on record, while exports rose to about 2.02 million tonnes—highlighting ongoing legal and ethical pressure on buyers. UN Peacekeeping Commemorations: The UN will honour fallen peacekeepers on June 5, including 6 Bangladeshi personnel killed in a 2025 drone strike while serving in Abyei, with ceremonies and medals underscoring the cost of conflict. Sahara Diplomacy at the UN: Morocco’s UN envoy Omar Hilal argues the Sahara dossier should be dropped from the UN committee agenda as “obsolete,” pointing to Security Council Resolution 2797 and Morocco’s autonomy plan. Livestock Subsidy Row: Morocco’s Eid al-Adha sheep crisis has reignited political conflict over livestock import subsidies, market oversight, and stalled parliamentary investigations.
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