Morocco notifies the UN about the Polisario military drill in Amhereez

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.

Drivers participating to the Africa Eco Race have safely crossed Guerguerate, organizers say

Drivers participating to the Africa Eco Race have safely made it to Mauritania, through the Guerguerate border crossing. According to the race’s organizers, a Mauritania stage was cancelled due to weather-related issues.

The Polisario hosts a military drill in Amhereez and denies incursions in Guerguerate

While the Africa Eco Race participants are heading to Guerguerate, the Polisario is hosting a military drill in Amhereez. The Front, once again, denied alleged incursions in Guerguerate.

Guerguerat : The Polisario Front gives its version of the story regarding the Africa Eco Race

After reports suggested that the Polisario is planning to block the 11th edition of the Africa Eco Race, expected to stop by Gueguerat, a source from the Tindouf camps denied the information. 

Unlike last year, the Polisario neglects the Africa Eco Race

Unlike last year when the Polisario deployed its armed troops to stop the 10th edition of the Africa Eco Race, the sports event started on Sunday all while keeping its route’s Saharan stages. The Front did not react to the Race whose participants will have to cross El Guerguerate on January the 17th before entering Mauritania.

Drug trafficking : Five Sahrawis sentenced to two years in prison after fleeing a Polisario jail

Morocco and the challenges surrounding the TICAD’s 7th edition and the Russia-Africa summit

The 7th edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, scheduled for August in Japan, and the first Russia-Africa summit are two crucial meetings for Morocco in 2019. Will the Kingdom be able to attend them in better conditions ?

Tindouf : The «Sahrawi Initiative for Change» resumes its activities

Sahara : Istiqlal secretary general Nizar Baraka responds to John Bolton

Istiqlal secretary general Nizar Baraka responded to the US National Security Advisor John Bolton. In a letter addressed to the American official, he recalled some facts about the Sahara dispute.