Sahara : Morocco secures backing from three Pacific nations After a decade of diplomacy

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly is still underway, yet four states have already recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. After Paraguay, three Pacific island nations followed suit. Morocco is now reaping the fruits of a rapprochement it began in 2012 with the Pacific bloc. Here’s how.

King Felipe VI addresses UN assembly with brief mention of Western Sahara

French delegation visits Laayoune ahead of UN Security Council session on Sahara

At UNGA, Spain FM Albares meets Moroccan and Algerian counterparts

Polisario faces pressure to respond to US autonomy proposal for Western Sahara

Although the special adviser to President Donald Trump for Africa was dropped from Massad Boulos’s Algerian agenda in July, the Polisario only officially learned on Sunday, via Staffan de Mistura, of the U.S. proposal to resolve the Sahara dispute. 

Paraguay recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara plans consulate opening

Sahara : After Algeria, Polisario hardens its stance in meeting with De Mistura

De Mistura makes brief stopover in Laayoune before heading to the Tindouf camps

UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura visits Tindouf Camps amid diplomatic tour

Sahara : China reassures Morocco ahead of October UN deadline

A few weeks ahead of the UN Security Council’s review of the Sahara issue, China has sent a reassuring signal to Morocco, echoing the pledge made by President Xi Jinping during his November 21, 2024 meeting in Casablanca with Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan.