The Court of Justice of the European Union decided on Tuesday that the Fisheries agreement is valid but not applicable to Western Sahara. A decision that comes as the Polisario is commemorating the creation of «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic».
After making Mohamed Ould Bouamatou leave Morocco, the Mauritanian president is targeting Mustapha Ould Chafi, also exiled in the Kingdom. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is accusing him of collusion with terrorist groups operating in the Sahel.
On November the 4th 1999, the 1995 fisheries agreement signed by Morocco and the European Union expired. Prime Minister, Abderrahman El Youssoufi, took his time to renew the agreement, allowing Morocco to preserve its natural resources, reducing licenses by more than 75%, and developing the fisheries sector.