At the Madrid meeting, the so-called «alternative proposals» were once again ruled out. The four parties are expected to resume negotiations in May in Washington.
Faced with an increasingly unfavorable international geopolitical context, Algeria and the Polisario Front appear to be softening their stances on the Western Sahara issue. Analysis.
Algerian army units moved into the Ksar Ich area near Figuig on Wednesday, unilaterally demarcating the border. Local activists denounced the move as illegal and unprecedented.