Russia’s Role Intensifies in Western Sahara Dispute as UNSC Vote Approaches

Marrakech – Morocco’s ambassador to Moscow, Lotfi Bouchaara, met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin on Thursday, October 9, with Western Sahara dominating the agenda. The meeting comes at a crucial moment as Russia assumed the...

MEPs shocked by Commission's Western Sahara bypass

Eleven months after the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) again annulled the EU-Morocco trade deal for including occupied Western Sahara without Saharawi consent, the European Commission and Morocco suddenly unveiled a new agreement that they claim...

Conflict resolution in Western Sahara: analysis between the UN Fourth Committee's position and the Security Council's strategy

Algeria's proactive approach to the Sahara conflict in the Fourth Committee The practices of petitioners in the Fourth Committee From stalemate to strategy: the Security Council's new impetus in the Western Sahara peace process Overcoming...

Organizing any economic activity in occupied Western Sahara without approval of Polisario Front constitutes violation of international law, decisions of European Court (Statement)

Dakhla (Occupied Western Sahara), October 9, 2025 – The Coordination Mechanism for Human Rights in occupied Dakhla confirmed Thursday that organizing any economic activity without the approval of the Polisario Front — the sole legitimate...

Dakhla Forum: France Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Rabat – France has renewed its steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier renewed his country’s position in a speech during the opening of a...

Setting the Record Straight: Response to The Economist

The Economist’s recent article, “Morocco is practising a strange sort of colonialism,” misrepresents Morocco’s presence in the Sahara region by reducing a complex political and developmental reality to a tired trope. By invoking the tired...

The UN seeks to turn the page on the Western Sahara issue

In the United Nations Security Council, the debate on Moroccan autonomy in Western Sahara through the plan proposed in 2007 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco is nearing its conclusion. After more than 50 years of back and forth over who should be the...

Christophe Lecourtier: France Seeks to Partner in Morocco’s Western Sahara Development

France wants to be a partner in the development of Morocco’s Western Sahara for the benefit of local populations aspiring to a brighter future under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, said Christophe Lecourtier, France’s Ambassador to Morocco. In...

Morocco, France Determined to Boost Economic Alliance in Southern Provinces

Dakhl — Business leaders from Morocco and France gathered in Dakhla today in a high-level economic forum focused on developing the country’s southern provinces. The event marks a significant boost to the bilateral partnership, extending...

Sahara: Western Powers Unite Behind Morocco as Security Council Vote Looms

Marrakech – US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, reaffirming shared commitments on several African issues, including Western Sahara. This diplomatic engagement comes...

Markets, protests and healthcare: Weekly Risk Watch

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENSaturday 11 October 2025 - 22:30 Welcome to this week’s edition of our Weekly Risk Watch, offering insights into the economic, political, and security updates that could have significant implications for...

Sahrawi and international civil society groups condemn EU–Morocco Trade deal illegally covering Western Sahara

Brussels (Belgium) 06 October 2025 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (SONREP), in collaboration with several European and international civil society organisations, issued a joint communiqué Today...

MEPs urge Metsola to rebuke Commission over Morocco trade deal

The European Commission’s decision to apply a new EU–Morocco trade deal without consulting Parliament has sparked outrage among MEPs and farmers. On Wednesday, 29 cross-party MEPs sent a letter to Parliament President Roberta Metsola, urging her...

Oubi Bouchraya Bachir denounces EU-Morocco Trade Deal as “flagrant violation” of International Law

Strasbourg (European Parliament) 09 October 2025 (SPS) –Sahrawi Ambassador and Chairperson of the Committee in Charge of Natural Resources and Legal Affairs, Oubi Bouchraya Bachir, strongly condemned the newly endorsed European Union–Morocco trade...

Casablanca-Settat tops new business creation as Morocco records over 72,000 companies in 2025

Morocco registered 72,116 new businesses by the end of August 2025, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). Of these, 51,979 are legal entities and 20,137 are sole proprietorships. The data show a strong...

Tindouf Camps See Rising Security Chaos as Armed Attack Exposes Algeria-Polisario Rift

Dakhla — Tensions are escalating in and around the Tindouf camps in southern Algeria as new reports reveal a sharp rise in insecurity. Reports emerged this week of a recent armed attack targeting Chinese workers, exposing the fragile situation in...

Western Sahara at a crossroads

The evolution of the Western Sahara conflict The Sahrawi Movement for Peace as a third way Spain's key role in the resolution New perspectives for Sahrawi self-determination Regional repercussions of the conflict The diplomatic scenario towards...

Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurates international seminar in Caracas with lecture on Western Sahara: “Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance”

Caracas, October 3, 2025 – With the lecture entitled “The Case of Western Sahara: Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance,” Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurated on Thursday the International Seminar on Colonialism, Anticolonialisms,...

Morocco, EU Reach New Trade Deal Covering Western Sahara

Fri 03 Oct 2025 | 11:14 PM Morocco and the European Union have agreed to amend their agricultural trade agreement to include products originating from Western Sahara, ensuring they receive the same preferential treatment as those produced in other...

Morocco and Senegal Seek to Boost Partnership, Economic Cooperation

Rabat – Morocco’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, met on Tuesday in Dakar with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the “Invest In Senegal” forum. In the meeting, Bourita conveyed the King’s...