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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Calls on Nigeria to Support Referendum in Western Sahara
This Day
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June 17, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has approached Nigeria to join other friendly nations across the world to pressurize Morocco into agreeing to convocation of referendum to determine the political status of Western...
Shivambu alleges MK Party took bribes from Morocco to shift Western Sahara stance
Zambian Observer
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June 20, 2025
Shivambu alleges MK Party took bribes from Morocco to shift Western Sahara stance Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has accused the party’s leadership of accepting bribes from the Moroccan government to change its...
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Seeks Nigeria’s Support on Referendum
This Day
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June 17, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has approached Nigeria to join other friendly nations across the world to pressurise Morocco into agreeing to convocation of referendum to determine the political status of Western...
Laayoune Economic Forum, Concrete Step Toward Stronger Morocco-CEMAC Partnership - Upper House Speaker
Hespress
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June 20, 2025
The Parliamentary Forum on Economic Cooperation between Morocco and the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) is a concrete expression of the shared will to deepen the strategic partnership between the two...
Southern Provinces, Strategic Link between North Africa & Morocco’s African Depth - Laayoune Declaration
Hespress
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June 21, 2025
Participants in the Parliamentary Forum on Economic Cooperation between Morocco and the CEMAC highlighted on Friday in Laayoune, the strategic importance of the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom and the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region as a vital...
Referendum: Western Sahara Renews Calls For International Pressure On Morocco
Leadership
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June 18, 2025
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara, has ramped up calls on the global community to exert more pressure on the Kingdom of Morocco to adhere to the globally recognised agreement for the people of Western Sahara...
The UN reinforces Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara with broad support from the HRC
Atalayar
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June 17, 2025
Around 40 nations expressed their strong support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara proposed by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2007 during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, which is taking place in Geneva from 16 June...
UK MPs to Discuss British-Moroccan Ties After Newfound Position on Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 17, 2025
Doha – The British Parliament is set to discuss the UK’s burgeoning relations with Morocco in a much-anticipated debate at Westminster Hall on Wednesday, June 18. The session comes just two weeks after London threw its weight behind Morocco’s...
Panama supports Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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June 17, 2025
The Republic of Panama, a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, considers Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara to be ‘the most serious, credible and realistic basis’ for resolving the Sahrawi conflict. This was made...
YNNA Group, AMEA Power to Develop 100-Megawatt Wind Farm in Laayoune
Morocco World News
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June 19, 2025
Rabat – Moroccan industrial company YNNA Group, and subsidiary of Emirati conglomerate Al Nowais Investments, AMEA Power, announced a joint agreement to develop a 100-megawatt wind farm in Morocco’s Laayoune. The power plant’s construction is set...
Algeria and the diplomatic use of the economy
Atalayar
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June 19, 2025
Algeria could be seeking to combine economics and politics in order to establish strong diplomatic ties abroad with a view to improving its situation of relative political isolation, especially in comparison with its main neighbour in the Maghreb,...
Gulf Cooperation Council Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 12, 2025
Rabat – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has once again reiterated its unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region, reaffirming its long-standing position during the latest session of the UN Special Committee on...
New report: massive sand export from Western Sahara to the Canaries
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 11, 2025
Near a million tonnes of sand was exported from occupied Western Sahara to the Canaries during the last five years, a new WSRW report reveals. Tourists visiting the beaches of the Canary Islands remain blissfully unaware of the troubling history...
MK backs Morocco’s Western Sahara claim and diverges from ANC stance
Business Day
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The official opposition released a new policy document calling for restored bilateral relations between SA and Morocco 12 June 2025 - 13:19 by Thando Maeko Jacob Zuma’s MK party, the country’s official opposition, has backed Morocco’s sovereignty...
Moroccan minister's windmills arriving occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 10, 2025
Windmill components for yet another controversial windfarm are now arriving in the occupied territory. On the afternoon of 7 June 2025, the first windmills belonging to a company part-owned by the Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, arrived...
UN/C-24: Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders document "serious abuses" by Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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New York (United Nations), 11 June 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi human rights defenders delivered compelling testimonies before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24), documenting the "serious abuses" committed by Moroccan occupation forces...
South African Party Recognizes Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 11, 2025
Doha – The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party of South Africa, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has decisively rejected the Polisario Front and forcefully endorsed Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara. This bold stance directly confronts the...
Morocco, Panama Explore New Chapter in Economic Partnership
Morocco World News
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June 17, 2025
Rabat – In a meeting on Monday, in Rabat, Moroccan Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Omar Hejira and Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vasquez agreed to deepen economic ties between their two countries. The discussions mark a new...
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra: Morocco’s Desert Frontier Finds Its Voice
Morocco World News
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June 13, 2025
In 1927, famous French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was posted to the edge of nowhere. Cape Juby, now Tarfaya, sat between the Atlantic’s restless surf and the brooding stillness of the Sahara. Then a driven, promising young...
New UK support boosts Morocco's claim on Western Sahara
Deutsche Welle
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The UK has repositioned its stance in the Western Sahara conflict. According to British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the Moroccan autonomy plan represents the "most credible" position. The proposal, which dates back to 2007, is the "most viable...