A Slovak minister tipped to be the new UN personal envoy for Western Sahara

A Slovak minister is tipped to be the next UN personal envoy to Western Sahara, diplomats told AFP. The nomination comes after Antonio Guterres announced that «a selection process [is] under way» to appoint a new personal envoy to Western Sahara.

Western Sahara : Brahim Ghali meets Antonio Guterres in Addis Ababa

Israel has reportedly asked the United States to open a consulate in the Sahara

Israel has reportedly pushed the United States to open a consulate in Laayoune, a Moroccan official told Bloomberg. The report comes as Israeli media revealed that Benjamin Netanyahu pushed Washington to back Morocco on the Sahara issue.

Morocco’s most important cause is the Sahara and not Palestine, Foreign Affairs Minister says

Algeria slams the Central African Republic and Sao-Tome for opening consulates in Laayoune

Sahara : Bolivia suspends ties with «SADR» and calls for dialogue between the parties

The Polisario Front has lost another ally in Latin America by the start of 2020. On Monday, Bolivian interim government announced that it had cut «diplomatic ties» with «SADR».

Algeria and the Polisario denounce the opening of consulates by Guinea and Gabon in the Sahara

African consulates in the Sahara, normalizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory

While it was accused of imposing a «fait accompli» policy in the province, Morocco sees in the opening of several consulates in the Sahara a new strategy that normalizes the country’s sovereignty on the territory. This strategy is expected to make of the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla political and economic hubs.

Slammed by the UN for Guerguerat, the Polisario prefers to criticize Morocco

Sahara : Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson dodges a question on appointing a new personal envoy