The Polisario ends up meeting MINURSO leader in Tindouf and not Bir Lahlou

Polisario : Will Moussa Faki agree to meet Brahim Ghali in Bir Lahlou ?

Two weeks ahead of the 31st African Union summit in Mauritania, Moussa Faki is expected to visit the Polisario. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is pressured by the Front’s allies to meet Brahim Ghali in Bir Lahlou.

Sahara : France has assumedly amended parts of the UN draft resolution

France has been able to amend parts of the draft resolution on the Sahara. However, the document still does not condemn the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.

MINURSO military observers intercepted by Polisario in March

Armed members of the Polisario front intercepted, on March 16, a team of MINURSO military observers and fired warning gunshots, said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.

Bir Lahlou and Tifariti do not fall within the buffer strip, says UN spokesperson

The Polisario to move its «Defense Ministry» to Bir Lahlou

The Polisario recently announced that it is moving its «Defense Ministry» to the Bir Lahlou buffer zone, near the Mauritanian borders. The decision is part of a project to which Algeria would contribute to.