Unlike the 2017 edition, Aminatou Haidar did not take part to the Polisario officials’ summer university program held in Boumerdes. Algerian officials did not show up at the opening session of the forum.
For now, Morocco is not part of Donald Trump’s «Middle East Strategic Alliance». Establishing the new alliance with the participation of several nations would bring Rabat closer to the current administration and help it benefit for the gulf countries' financial contributions.
A European Commission mission is visiting Morocco to start consultations related to the fisheries agreement. Yesterday, the delegation held talks with pro-Rabat NGOs in a meeting attended by the heads of CNDH’s regional offices in Laayoune and Dakhla.
At the height of the holiday season, the UN Security Council will discuss the situation in Western Sahara on August the 8th. The meeting is taking place only two months before the October deadline, which will be dedicated to the MINURSO mandate.
This year, ECOWAS held three summits without examining Morocco’s bid to join the regional economic group. The process is expected to take time.