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UN Sounds Alarm: Critical Malnutrition Crisis Grips Polisario Captives in Tindouf
Morocco World News
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June 26, 2025
Marrakech – Catastrophic malnutrition rates now plague the Polisario-run, Algerian-controlled Tindouf camps, according to a new UN investigation. The findings reveal the brutal reality faced by thousands of Sahrawis held hostage in these desolate...
The United States takes a firm step towards declaring the Polisario Front a terrorist group
Atalayar
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June 27, 2025
The Polisario Front returns to the international stage following a letter sent to the US Congress by Republican lawmaker Joe Wilson, accompanied by his Democratic counterpart Jimmy Panetta, seeking to formalise the designation of the Polisario...
U.S. and Angola exclude Polisario from Africa business summit
Hespress
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June 26, 2025
At the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda from June 22–25, 2025, the United States and Angola decisively barred the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. The move, applauded by observers, further isolates Algeria...
Polisario Front Representative at UN exposes unfounded Moroccan occupation state's claims before Decolonization Committee
Sahara Press Service
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Dili (East Timor), May 23, 2025 (SPS) – Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, member of the National Secretariat, the Polisario Front’s representative at the United Nations and coordinator with MINURSO, exposed the baseless claims of the representative of the...
Africa Pushes For Ethical AI Governance To Build Digital Sovereignty And Inclusive Development
I Africa
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August 27, 2025
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes global economies, African leaders, researchers, and innovators are calling for ethical AI governance frameworks that prioritize local realities, safeguard civil rights, and build technological...
Polisario Removes Ambassador to Algeria Amid Signs of Strained Ties
Hespress
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May 21, 2025
The Polisario Front has abruptly recalled its ambassador to Algeria, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, in a move that signals growing tensions between the group and its longtime backer, according to analysts and media reports. The decision, announced without...
Oman backs Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, signs key cooperation deals
Middle East Monitor
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April 14, 2025
Oman has formally reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, joining over 100 countries in backing Rabat’s 2007 Autonomy Plan as the basis for resolving the decades-long dispute. The announcement came during the 7th...
Western Sahara propaganda website removed
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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March 11, 2025
Kosmos Energy has finally taken down a website that was set up to embellish its oil and gas exploration offshore Western Sahara. Eight years have passed since the U.S. company Kosmos Energy announced its withdrawal from Western Sahara. The company...
The United States reaffirms its support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 9, 2025
During a meeting in Washington, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, reiterated his country's firm support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. During the meeting with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, Rubio reaffirmed that...
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...
Polisario Front participates in 16th Congress of UGT Asturias
Sahara Press Service
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Asturias (Spain), May 14, 2025 (SPS) – The Political Affairs Officer of the Polisario Front’s Representation in Spain, Salamu Hamudi, took part in the 16th Congress of UGT Asturias, held on May 13–14 in the city of Avilés. The event served as a...
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,...
Why it’s time to terminate the UN’s dysfunctional mission in Western Sahara
Atlantic Council
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April 9, 2025
MENASource April 9, 2025 • 1:49 pm ET Print this page Why it’s time to terminate the UN’s dysfunctional mission in Western Sahara By Sarah Zaaimi Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita made his debut on April 8 with US President...
Will Algeria recall its US envoy over Western Sahara position?
The New Arab
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April 11, 2025
At the heart of this diplomatic balancing act lies the return of Donald Trump and with him, the resurrection of a policy that upended decades of US neutrality on the territory. [Getty] When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood beside Morocco's...
Ryanair embroiled in geopolitical dispute over flights serving Western Sahara
AeroTime News
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April 7, 2025
Ryanair has unwittingly found itself embroiled in a geopolitical war of words over its flights that operate from Madrid in Spain and the island of Lanzarote to the disputed territory of Western Sahara in Africa. The low-cost airline, along with...
European airlines hit turbulence over Western Sahara flights
The Bryan Times - Ohio
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April 7, 2025
Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly disputed north African territory have become the latest battleground in the conflict between a rebel group and Morocco. Low-cost airlines have opened routes linking Madrid and Paris...
The AEMET publishes a map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 7, 2025
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has included Western Sahara on the map of Morocco in its various publications. Both on its website and in communications via social networks, the Spanish AEMET shows a map of the whole of Morocco,...
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...
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...
MINURSO reduces its presence in Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 3, 2025
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has chosen to reduce its presence in the region for the first time since it was founded in 1991. However, this decision has nothing to do with the economic crisis that the...