On the 23rd of October 1963 Charles De Gaulle, head of the provisional government of the French Republic, and Alain Peyrefitte, the French Foreign Minister were discussing at the Elysee Palace the armed conflict between Morocco and Algeria, France’s two colonies. The border conflict between the two neighboring states lasted 4 months, 3 weeks and 5 days.
Currently touring Morocco, Horst Köhler is still counting on the African Union upcoming summit, to be held soon by Mauritania. Unlike his predecessors, the UN Personal Envoy relies on the pan-African body.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published Thursday the account of a Sahrawi grandmother, living in the Tindouf camps. The initiative is an opportunity to shed light on Sahrawi refugees’ daily challenged and aspirations.
Two weeks ahead of the 31st African Union summit in Mauritania, Moussa Faki is expected to visit the Polisario. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is pressured by the Front’s allies to meet Brahim Ghali in Bir Lahlou.