Will protests in Algeria have a negative impact on the Polisario ?

Will Algeria’s Hirak movement have a negative impact on the Polisario ? To M’Hamed Khaddad, the Front’s coordinator with MINURSO, protests in the country wouldn’t affect the separatist movement. The Polisario, however, decreased its activities in Europe and in the US in 2019 compared to the previous years.

After Nasser Bourita met Sergey Lavrov, two Russian diplomats visit Laayoune

Washington might be submitting a second version of the UN draft resolution on the Sahara

At the UN Security Council, discussions are underway on the Western Sahara draft resolution. To overcome this blockage, the United States is likely to submit a second version.

Sahara : The Sahrawi Initiative for Change says the UN two round-tables are a «waste of time»

Before the adoption of a new resolution, the Polisario sends a representative to New York

Sahara : The US and France try to reach a compromise on the UN draft resolution

Omar Hilale elected president of UNICEF board of directors

Horst Köhler briefs the UN Security Council about the Western Sahara issue

Western Sahara : The Polisario sends a letter to the Security Council

Antonio Guterres highlights the monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara

In his draft report on Western Sahara, submitted April the 2nd to the Security Council’s members, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the monitoring of human rights in the Sahara. The report made mention of Morocco’s «restrictions» that hinder the MINURSO’s mission.