Sahara : Messahel in Serbia after Dačić's comments supporting Morocco

Serbian Foreign Minister’s comments on the Sahara have placed the Algerian Foreign Ministry on special alert. Abdelkader Messahel went to Belgrade urgently to defend his country’s position on this issue.

Horst Köhler to visit Laayoune for 4 days

USA : Donald Trump appoints John Bolton, a close friend of Algeria and the Polisario

After ousting State Secretary Rex Tillerson, President Trump sacked HR McMaster as his national security adviser, appointing in his place John Bolton, a close friend of Algeria and the Polisario.

Fisheries agreement : Diplomats from the EU Delegation in Rabat met with Mahjoub Salek

Three diplomats from the EU delegation in Rabat discussed the fisheries agreement issue Thursday with Mahjoub Salek, founder of Khat Achahid. A serious setback for the Polisario which claims being «the only body that represents Sahrawis».

Sahara : Moussa Faki announces the drafting of a proposal for the settlement of the conflict

Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is ignoring Morocco’s warnings. After a working visit to Algeria, he announced his intention to present a proposal for the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict.

Fisheries agreement : Two Spanish MEPs call for the exclusion of Western Sahara

Fisheries agreement : CJEU’s ruling differently assessed in Andalusia, the Canary Islands and Galicia

The CJEU’s ruling, issued on the 27th of February, will definitely impact the fisheries sector in Spain. And while in Andalusia fishermen want to be cautious, the situation is complicated in the Canary Island and Galicia. They both fish in the Sahara waters.

CJEU : The fisheries agreement is valid but not applicable to the waters adjacent to Western Sahara

Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union : Messahel denies his country’s responsibility

Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel accuses Morocco of refusing to revive the Arab Maghreb Union, stressing his country’s will to reinforce Maghreb integration.

Brexit : A British delegation in the Sahara to discuss new agreements with Rabat

In less than two weeks, Therea May’s government has sent two of its senior officials to Morocco. Rabat is, obviously, being part of London’s post-Brexit plan especially as the country is paying close attention to the Sahara conflict. On Saturday, Alistair Burt, British Minister of State for the Middle East, met in Munich with Horst Kohler.