1st session of Africa working group of Morocco-US strategic dialogue held in Washington

Africom : Flintlock military exercise brings Moroccan and Algerian soldiers together

Sahara : Has John Bolton's «hostility» towards Morocco stopped ?

In December, John Bolton said he was frustrated that the Western Sahara conflict «has not been resolved». In January, the US National Security Advisor did not comment on the Security Council’s review of the conflict.

US : Funds granted to Morocco made available for assistance for Western Sahara, bill proposes

After they won control of the US House of Representatives, Democrats have finally passed a proposal including Western Sahara in the funds granted to Morocco. The decision has been made thanks to US representative Nita M. Lowey, who is close to the Kingdom.  

US : Morocco’s Ahmed Charai joins the International Crisis Group

French Montana’s controversial stance on singer R. Kelly amid sexual misconduct accusations

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.

Muslims in the US volunteer to clean parks amid shutdown

According to the US Department of State, 100, 000 Sahrawis live in the Tindouf camps

According to the United States Department of State's recent estimates, 100,000 Sahrawis live in Tindouf. This number comes as the Security Council has urged the UN for years to conduct a population census in the camps.

US aid to the Sahara : Morocco bets on the Senate to counter Democrats’ proposal

The 2015 US Finance Act authorized USAID to contribute to development projects in the Moroccan-controlled Sahara. The 2019 one, which is being currently adopted, could be amended.