A UN body refuses to accredit a pro-Polisario NGO

Google Maps 2015 updates confuse media in Morocco and the Polisario

Last week, several media platforms from Moroccan and the Polisario reported that Google Maps has updated the Kingdom’s map. Yet the information is not new and has nothing to do with the conflict.

The new fisheries agreement sparks tension in the Polisario

Fisheries agreement : The Polisario Front reacts to the recent developments

The Polisario rejects a decision on the Morocco-EU Association Agreement

EU Foreign Affairs Council adopted on Monday a decision, adapting the EU-Morocco Association Agreement to products coming from Western Sahara. The measure was firmly condemned by the Polisario Front.

Human Rights : The UN slams Algeria for the Tindouf camps and Moroccans it expelled in 1975

At the United Nations Human Rights Council, Algeria has been urged to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to count the population of the Tindouf camps. It also questioned Algiers about Moroccans expelled in 1975 against their will.

Morocco-Mauritania : Head of the ruling party adds fuel to the fire

Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham, head of Mauritania's ruling party criticized King Mohammed VI for not attending the African Union summit, held in Nouakchott earlier this month.

Brussels : The Polisario launches a new campaign against the Morocco-EU negotiations

The Polisario has officially launched a new campaign to oppose negotiations held currently between Morocco and the European Union.

AU : The Polisario hails the idea of creating a body to monitor the Western Sahara conflict

Sahara : Aminatou Haidar misses a Horst Köhler meeting in Laayoune

Sahrawi activist and president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) Aminatou Haidar did not attend a meeting hosted by UN Personal Envoy Horst Köhler in Laayoune.