5th AU-EU summit : Morocco's first major challenge ten months after joining the AU

Last March in Dakar, Morocco protested against the presence of a Polisario delegation at a meeting organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the AU. Would it be interesting for Morocco to adopt the same position in Abidjan ? Details.

Sahara : After phosphate and fisheries, the Polisario is denouncing Morocco’s wind farm projects

5th AU-EU summit : The Polisario is once again criticizing Morocco and France

The Polisario has implicitly admitted that it is not invited to the 5th AU-EU summit. Its «Foreign Minister» accused once again both Morocco and France on Wednesday of blocking its participation to the event even though its leader announced on October 28th that the Chairperson of the African Union Commission had called the separatist movement to Abidjan.

Brahim Ghali meets Ahmed Ouyahia in Algiers

The Green March : A CIA document sheds light on the compromise reached by Hassan II and Juan Carlos

A declassified document released by the CIA has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the Green March. Moroccans were able to enter the Sahara due to an agreement reached by Juan Carlos, Spain's Crown Prince at that time and King Hassan II, states the American agnecy.

5th AU-EU summit : Back from Pretoria, the chairperson of the AU Commission officially invites the Polisario

Back from South Africa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission sent an official invitation to the Polisario to attend the 5th AU-EU summit. Four weeks before the international meeting, the European Union has remained silent. Would it accept the presence of a «state» that none of its members recognize?

AU-EU summit : The Polisario Front invited by the African Union Commission

Is the Polisario Front going to attend the 5th AU-EU summit ? The answer is still unclear for the moment as the separatist movement announced on Friday that it was invited by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission at a time when Ivory Coast, the hosting country, refuses to do so. Details.

Is «SADR» attending the 5th African Union-EU summit ?  

An Ivorian official told Jeune Afrique on Wednesday that his country refuses to invite «SADR» to the 5th AU-EU summit. On the same day El Moudjahid, an Algerian newspaper, criticized in one of its editorials Morocco and its policy in Africa comparing it to the one adopted by «some European capitals».

Paris-Dakhla flight : The Polisario Front is suing Transavia

The new airline route launched recently by Transavia, a low-cost airline, has irritated the Polisario Front. The separatist movement, as a result, has sued the Dutch company to protest against the new flight linking Paris to Dakhla. Details.

US aid to the Sahara : American senators want the Donald Trump administration to consult the UN

While the Minurso’s mandate has not been extended to monitor human rights in Western Sahara, a number of American senators want the Trump administration to consult the United Nations mission before sending aid to the region.