In 2020, the Republic of Ireland will be opening its first embassy in Morocco, announcing the beginning of a new chapter in its relations with the Kingdom. After a period marked with ups and downs, especially when it comes to the Western Sahara conflict, the two countries have managed to establish partnerships in several fields, including the education sector.
Despite supporting the Polisario and recognizing the self-proclaimed «SADR», Uganda is trying to start a new chapter in its relations with Morocco, thanks to the Ugandan Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga Alitwala.
The Executive Council of the African Union adopted, Saturday, a decision urging the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to visit the Sahara. The decision comes ahead of an African Union troika meeting on the Western Sahara conflict.
On May 22, the United Nations announced the resignation of Horst Kohler from his role as the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy. Since then, Antonio Guterres has sent Morocco and Algeria names of officials that could replace the German diplomat.
Three weeks after Germany’s former president Horst Kohler resigned, Algeria sent its Foreign Minister to New York to meet with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This trip aims at reiterating Algeria’s support to the Polisario.