After seeking the help of the Court of Justice of the European Union, supporters of the Polisario lodged a complaint to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights against several AU states.
On Wednesday, November the 21st, MEPs from the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs voted in favor of granting preferential tariff treatment to products coming from Western Sahara. The vote was criticized by the Polisario.
European Commission representative Sabine Henzler revealed that the European Union institution and Morocco are negotiating the idea to improve the traceability of products coming from Western Sahara.
The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Horst Köhler, has managed to convince the Security Council into relaunching direct negotiations, which has been stalled since 2008. The achievement is carried out thanks to the Trump administration.
Resolution 2440 did not focus on determining the role played by Algeria in the Western Sahara conflict. The country is still considered by the Security Council as a neighboring stateand not a party in the conflict.
Morocco and the Polisario have both sent their lobbyists to Strasbourg to defend the fisheries agreement, signed in July between Rabat and the European Union, in the European Parliament.
Mohcine Belabbas, the secretary general of RCD in Algeria, has forgotten about his «alliance» with Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party. The man who was well received when visiting the Kingdom is now on good terms with the Polisario.