The Polisario fires back after Sahrawi representatives sent a letter to the EU

Pro-polisario Sahrawis sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, protesting against a proposal related to Morocco-EU association agreement. This letter was made public after Sahrawi political actors in Morocco’s Saharan provinces sent a petition to EU bodies.

Unlike Morocco, a Polisario delegation attends the inauguration of Venezuelan President

A Polisario delegation has attended the inauguration ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This visit comes as Morocco and the Latin American country have tried to reestablish diplomatic ties after a long rupture.

Diaspo #74 : Mohamed Lotfi, Montreal's Moroccan journalist and educator

He is a journalist, comedian, radio and TV presenter, and a painter. Mohamed Lotfi lives currently in Montreal, where he arrived in the 1980s as a student.

Imlil killings' main suspects : Danish people award two Moroccan vendors for notifying police

A Danish citizen has launched a fundraising campaign to award two Moroccan vendors who notified the police about the three main suspects, accused of killing two Scandinavian tourists in Imlil.

US assistance program : Pro-Polisario lobbyists start a war in the Senate

After the US House of Representatives passed a bill that treats Western Sahara as a «sovereign entity», pro-Polisario lobbyists in the Senate took the lead, stressing that they would endorse MPs’ will to exclude the Saharan provinces from economic assistance granted to the Kingdom.

Morocco registers marginal score changes at the Democracy Index

Morocco is among the countries that have a hybrid regime, according to the Democracy index. The report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Morocco third in the MENA region.

The troubled past of the Swiss-Spanish suspect linked to the Imlil killings

Before he was arrested in Morocco for having alleged links to the terrorist cell suspected of killing the two Scandinavian tourists, the Swiss-Spanish national had a troubled-past. According to his mother and friends, he consumed drugs, burned cars and had psychiatric problems.

Amazon removes products deemed «offensive» to the Muslim community

After it received complaints from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Amazon removed a series of items that offended the Muslim community in the US. These products featured the word Allah and verses from the Quran.

According to the US Department of State, 100, 000 Sahrawis live in the Tindouf camps

According to the United States Department of State's recent estimates, 100,000 Sahrawis live in Tindouf. This number comes as the Security Council has urged the UN for years to conduct a population census in the camps.

Drivers participating to the Africa Eco Race have safely crossed Guerguerate, organizers say

Drivers participating to the Africa Eco Race have safely made it to Mauritania, through the Guerguerate border crossing. According to the race’s organizers, a Mauritania stage was cancelled due to weather-related issues.