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Airbnb kicks Morocco out of Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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July 30, 2025
The home-sharing company has removed references to “Morocco” from locations in occupied Western Sahara. Cities in Western Sahara, such as the capital El Aaiún, the fishing city of Dakhla and the town of Boujdour are no longer listed by Airbnb as...
Brussels and Rabat explore loopholes to sidestep Court rulings on Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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July 28, 2025
Secret talks in Brussels suggest EU and Moroccan trade representatives may be preparing to bypass international law on Western Sahara. With less than three months to go before the EU-Morocco trade deal on agricultural and fisheries products is...
Christopher Nolan urged to suspend filming The Odyssey in occupied Western Sahara
The Independent
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July 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Economic diplomacy boosts Morocco's promotion abroad
Atalayar
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August 4, 2025
Centre of Africa Economic diplomacy Foreign policy The impetus that Morocco is giving to diplomatic action at the economic level aims to preserve its strategic interests and the country's crucial role in the economic dynamics of the African...
Algeria Rebounds as Spain’s Primary Gas Supplier as Bilateral Trade Spikes
The North Africa Journal
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Algeria’s role as Spain’s top natural gas provider is back in the spotlight. After a significant two-year diplomatic freeze, not only have trade relations surged, but Algeria has also re-established itself as Spain’s leading gas source. According...
The case for decolonising global south economies
Zimbabwe Independent
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Remittances refer to funds transferred by migrants to their home countrie A book excerpt from Artificial Intelligence: A Driver of Inclusive Development and Shared Prosperity for The Global South Most countries in the Global South grapple with the...
Spanish People’s Party calls on European Commission to review trade agreement with Morocco
Sahara Press Service
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Madrid (Spain), August 9, 2025 (SPS) – The Spanish People’s Party (PP), through its Member of the European Parliament and spokesperson for agricultural affairs, Carmen Crespo, has once again called on the European Commission to review the trade...
Polisario Misinterprets King’s Speech: Olive Branch Extended to Algeria, Not Puppet Separatists
Morocco World News
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July 31, 2025
Marrakech – In the heart of the savannah, a lion let out a commanding roar – an unmistakable signal meant for the other great beasts of the land. It was a roar that marked territory, invited challenge, or extended truce. But from the edge of the...
Polisario and the unfortunate tagging of African liberation movements as ‘terrorists’, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
The truth is that the Polisario is a hugely popular, grass-root, mass-based, representative, democratic, and secular organisation, which, in Zunes’ words, is a “moderately left-leaning liberation movement governing a Sunni Muslim population… Not...
I visited every country in the world using only public transport and no planes - this is how much it cost me
Daily Mail
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August 27, 2025
A British adventurer has shared the extraordinary story of how he became the first person to travel to every country in the world without taking a single flight. Instead of hopping on planes, Graham Hughes, from Liverpool, used buses, trains,...
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...
New documentary series exposes multinational companies complicit in plundering wealth of Sahrawi people
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El Hafed (Sahrawi Refugee Camps) 2 August 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for the Monitoring of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection has launched a documentary series titled "Partners in Occupation" to expose multinational...
Moroccan Monarch Highlights Strong Economy, Social Solidarity, and Diplomatic Engagement in National Address
IOL
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King Mohammed VI marked the 26th anniversary of his accession to the throne with a powerful and forward-looking Throne Speech, reaffirming Morocco’s economic resilience, commitment to territorial equity, and regional diplomacy. Delivered on July...
Liberation Movements Summit confronts foreign interference, arms trade concerns
IOL
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ANC hosted the inaugural Liberation Movements Summit in Kempton Park at the weekend, bringing together leaders from historic liberation parties across the continent, amid challenges facing Africa. The three-day summit united representatives from...
SA’s foreign policy is not determined by outside forces, Ramaphosa says
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 26, 2025
Ramaphosa says the country’s police always 'face forward'. President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s foreign policy is not determined by outside forces and will always be shaped by national interest and constitutional values. Writing in his...
Morocco and the United Nations: a foreign policy approach based on international respect
Atalayar
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August 26, 2025
On the occasion of the 82nd session of the Institute of International Law, the Moroccan monarch, Mohammed VI, emphasised that Morocco's foreign policy approach is based on international respect, respect for and compliance with human rights, and is...
Sahrawi Ambassador to Caribbean calls for support of the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination
Sahara Press Service
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Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), 25 August 2025 (SPS) - The Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the Caribbean, Ambassador Mohamed Zroug, has called on the government of Trinidad and Tobago and Caribbean nations in general to support the...
Sahara Endgame: Not MINURSO or MANSASO, but a More Coercive UN Security Council
Morocco World News
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August 23, 2025
Marrakech – Everyone is talking about Africa Intelligence’s report claiming that a new mission, MANSASO, will replace MINURSO and usher in the “final phase” of the Sahara resolution. On the surface, it seems convincing, presenting a historic and...
Morocco receives two slaps in one week from SADC and TICAD 9 summits
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, August 22, 2025 (SPS) - The crushing defeats of the Moroccan occupation's diplomacy in international forums continue, amid its abject failure to "legitimize" its occupation of Western Sahara. The Makhzen regime received two slaps within a...
SA's foreign policy outlook will be determined by principle, not external forces - Ramaphosa
Eye Witness News
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CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s foreign policy outlook will be determined by principle and not by pressure exerted by external forces. In light of the United States' recent 30 percent import tariff slapped on South Africa,...