Israel finances some Moroccan villagers to support its «legitimacy»

Israeli newspaper Times of Israel published an article on aid granted by Israelis to isolated villages in Morocco. The newspaper reports that many Amazighs «identify with the modern State of Israel and the Jews».

Spain urges EU to increase the financial aid allocated to Morocco to curb migration flows

In a new attempt to help Morocco curb migration flows, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said that his country has urged the EU to increase financial aid granted to Rabat. This request comes as the Kingdom said it has managed to decrease migrant arrivals in Spain.

Migration : Spain demands annual EU aid for Morocco

Migration : Spain calls the EU to «urgently» release aid promised to Morocco

Visiting Brussels, Spain’s Secretary of State for Migration Consuelo Rumi has urged the European executive to grant Morocco, before March, the 140 million euros.

Migration : Morocco to get part of the €140 million granted by the EU in the coming months

On the 4th of January, the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy announced that the EU has already granted Morocco €70 million to Morocco to address irregular migration. Visiting Morocco on Thursday, Federica Mogherini promised that the Kingdom will receive €110 million soon.

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.

US aid to the Sahara : Morocco bets on the Senate to counter Democrats’ proposal

The 2015 US Finance Act authorized USAID to contribute to development projects in the Moroccan-controlled Sahara. The 2019 one, which is being currently adopted, could be amended.

Customs in Mauritania and Algeria impose strict regulations on Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps

Authorities in Algeria and Mauritania have been imposing strict regulations on Sahrawi merchants and NGOs wishing to enter the Tindouf camps for humanitarian reasons.

Aid for the camps : The Polisario Front urges Spanish NGOs to change their delivery means

The Polisario is intending to impose its own rules on Spanish associations that do not make use of caravans when sending aids to the inhabitants of the Tindouf camps.

Migration : EU to develop cooperation with Morocco, says Mogherini