The Polisario Front denounces an EU delegation visit to Laayoune

The Polisario Front has issued a statement urging the European Commission to give legal clarity over a delegation that visited Laayoune to update the list of companies authorized to export their products to the EU. Angered by this visit, the Front referred to the European Court of Justice’ ruling. Meanwhile, Morocco has succeeded in holding negotiations to overcome the obstacles set by the same verdict.

AU-EU Summit : King Mohammed VI shaking hands with Ahmed Ouyahya

5th AU-EU summit : Morocco ended up lancing the festering boil

Having King Mohammed VI’s attending the 5th AU-EU summit reinforces the kingdom’s presence in Africa. A decision announced as the Polisario allies gathered under the umbrella of the Southern African Development Community are facing a number of changes, namely in Zimbabwe and Angola.

AU-EU summit : Brussels still does not recognize SADR, says Mogherini’s Spokeswoman

After weeks of silence, the European Union has clarified its position regarding the participation of the Polisario Front to the AU-EU summit. In a reassuring statement, Brussels declared that the European Union still does not recognize the self-proclaimed «SADR».

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.

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.

A Spanish association voices its «concerns» over the growth of Moroccan exports to the EU

FEPEX, the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers and Exporters of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants, said it was «worried» about the increase of Moroccan exports to the European Union and the growth of agricultural investments in the Kingdom.

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».

A decision adopted by the AU Executive Commission might allow the Polisario to attend the AU-EU summit

The Polisario is in the process of getting an invitation to attend the African Union-EU summit shedualed for the 29th and 30th of November in Abidjan. Before electing Moussa Faki Mahamat, a Chadian politician, as the chairperson of the African Union Commission and Morocco’s admission to the Panafrican organization, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a South-African politician, has offered the separatist Front a valuable gift. Details.

5th African Union-EU Summit : The Polisario accuses France of blocking its participation

The Polisario accuses France of blocking its participation in the next African Union-EU summit. The 5th AU-EU conference will take place on the 29th and 30th of November in Abidjan, Ivory Cost to strengthen political and economic ties between the two continents.