Risking the ire of Algeria and the Polisario, Staffan de Mistura has called for the resumption of the Round Table process, which has been stalled for several years. The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara also urged Algiers to take a constructive role by encouraging the Polisario Front to pursue a political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict.
The United Kingdom has aligned with the United States and France to endorse a UN Security Council resolution supporting Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, bolstering the 2007 proposal's credibility, Africa Intelligence reports. Meanwhile, Algeria strengthens ties with Russia in a bid to counter this diplomatic push.