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France pledges $168-million investment in Western Sahara
The New Arab
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May 11, 2025
Western Sahara is largely controlled by Morocco but has been claimed for decades by the Polisario Front [Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty] The state-run French Development Agency (AFD) will invest $168 million in the largely...
The tragedy of Western Sahara
MMEGI
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May 12, 2025
From 1945 to 1960, country after country emerged from the shadows of colonial empires, raising their own flags and finding their voices on the world stage. This struggle continued for decades, driven by the dreams of millions who longed for...
France to pour €150 million into Western Sahara – but not everyone’s happy about it
Euro Weekly News
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May 11, 2025
The French Development Agency (AFD) – The agency has announced a €150 million investment plan in Western Sahara, backing Morocco’s development efforts. Credit :HJBC, Shutterstock France is putting serious money on the table in one of North...
Algeria contributes notably to economic modernisation, regional peace
Bangladesh Post
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The Ambassador Algeria to Bangladesh, Dr. Abdelouahab SAIDANI on Saturday emphasized Algeria’s current contributions to economic modernization and regional peace, citing the country's recent legal reforms that have boosted foreign direct...
Western Sahara: Sahrawi expresses disappointment over US Morocco sovereignty recognition
Ghana News Agency
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April 9, 2025
Accra, April 9, GNA – The Government of the Sahrawi Republic has expressed disappointment over the United States’ statement recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. The reaction follows a news brief by the US Department of State...
As Sahrawi seeks independence from Morocco ...
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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DAREECE POLO Senior Reporter dareece.polo@guardian.co.tt The ambassador to the Caribbean for the disputed territory of Western Sahara is urging the Government, and the wider Caribbean, to support the Sahrawi people’s right to...
Bureau Veritas suggests Western Sahara is Morocco
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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May 6, 2025
The French company - which claims to excel at understanding of regulations - seemingly fails to know in which country it is supporting businesses. "The French company Bureau Veritas has seemingly no idea in which country it is operating. As a...
The Abraham Accords: Peace Without Palestinians Is No Peace at All
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)
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August 29, 2025
In June 2025, a billboard appeared in central Tel Aviv. Towering above traffic, it featured a host of Arab leaders—from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Syria's Transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa—flanking Israeli Prime...
Bordeaux hosts a conference on Western Sahara as a driver of regional and international development and cooperation
Atalayar
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May 7, 2025
Last Friday evening, a prominent conference was held in Bordeaux on the book ‘The Moroccan Sahara: Land of Light and Future’, written by French-Swiss academic Jean-Marie Heydt. The event, organised on the initiative of the Consulate General of the...
No greenwashing occupation: Sahrawi Republic denounces illicit resource exploitation in Western Sahara before ACHPR 83rd Session
Sahara Press Service
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Banjul (The Gambia) 08 Mai 2025 (SPS)- Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the AU, delivered an oral statement before the At the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and...
COSATU reaffirms unwavering solidarity to the people of Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Pretoria (South Africa) 7 May 2025 (SPS)- The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) issued an official press release indicating that he received former outgoing Sahrawi Ambassador to South Africa, Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, to bid him...
Despite Mounting Evidence, Bolton Downplays Polisario’s Terrorism Against Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Rabat – Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton– a vocal advocate for Polisario and its separatism claims targeting Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara – recently attempted to downplay Polisario’s terrorist...
Morocco’s US$1.3b Atlantic trade corridor aims to bridge Africa’s divides, but security and politics remain hurdles
Malay Mail
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June 29, 2025
EL ARGOUB, June 29 — A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The “Atlantic...
Benjamin Ziff Takes Charge: New US Diplomat Arrives in Morocco
Morocco World News
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August 29, 2025
Marrakech – The US Embassy in Rabat has announced the appointment of Benjamin Ziff as its new Chargé d’Affaires, filling the diplomatic vacancy that precedes the arrival of the new ambassador, Richard Duke Buchan III. “Meet the incoming Chargé...
International Workers' Day: UGTSARIO condemnation Morocco's ongoing human rights violations in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), 1 May 2025 (SPS) – The General Union of Workers of Saguia El Hamra and Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO) strongly condemned, on Thursday, the continued grave human rights violations by the Moroccan occupation, which persists...
US Congressman Joe Wilson Officially Introduces Bill to Designate Polisario as Terrorist Group
Morocco World News
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June 27, 2025
Marrakech – Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, alongside Democratic Representative Jimmy Panetta, has submitted a bipartisan bill to the US Congress seeking to classify the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist group. The congressman formally...
Algeria Urges UN Action for Western Sahara Refugees’ Right to Self-Determination
Watan
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April 29, 2025
Watan-Amid developments surrounding the Western Sahara issue, Algeria called from the UN Security Council platform for a permanent solution for the Sahrawi refugees it has hosted for over half a century in camps in Tindouf, emphasizing the need to...
Western Sahara youth organization urges UN Human Rights Council to safeguard Saharawi peoples’ rights
JURIST
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March 26, 2025
Saharawi Youth Union, advocating for the independence of Western Sahara, and the International Service for Human Rights urged the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to “take action” and uphold its obligations in ensuring the protection of Saharawi...
Sahrawi NGOs Condemn Polisario Attack on Es-Smara, UN Mission Launches Field Investigation
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Rabat – A coalition of Sahrawi NGOs has strongly condemned the recent projectile attack near the southern Moroccan city of Es-Smara, calling it a “hostile act” and a grave violation of Morocco’s sovereignty and international law. The incident,...
Broad international support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 24, 2025
Realistic plan International support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara is growing as time goes by. More than 100 countries, including major international powers such as the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates, Israel,...