In his latest report on Western Sahara, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres referred to Morocco’s lagging efforts in creating a «National Preventive Mechanism against Torture».
Researchers have concluded that solar and wind energy projects carried in southern Morocco could increase rain and vegetation in the Sahara. The study released on Friday says that energy generation will reduce carbon emissions and thus mitigate anthropogenic climate change.
Russia expressed its position on the Western Sahara conflict on Wednesday, backing the relaunching of direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario. Moscow, however, wants Algeria and Mauritania to be part of the talks.
It is hard to believe that during his visit to Rabat, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union did not talk to Moroccan officials about the Sahara conflict just three weeks before the Mauritania summit.
Algeria has reacted to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita’s recent accusations. In its response, the Algerian Foreign Ministry condemned Bourita’s statement without referring to the Kingdom.